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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2018

Calf Circumference as a Simple Screening Marker for Diagnosing Sarcopenia in Older Korean Adults: the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS).

Sunyoung Kim, Miji Kim, Yunhwan Lee, ByungSung Kim, Tai Young Yoon, Chang Won Won

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05504980 (The Effect of Repositioning Frequency Determined According to Body Mass Index on Pressure Ulcer Development Time), which is not on this map. Cited by 68 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT05504980 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Repositioning Frequency Determined According to Body Mass Index on Pressure Ulcer Development Time: Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAydin Adnan Menderes UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled71ConditionsPressure UlcerArmsRepositioning
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Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sunyoung KimDepartment of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4115-4455
Miji KimDepartment of Biomedical Science and Technology, College of Medicine/East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0852-8825
Yunhwan LeeDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8484-4750
ByungSung KimDepartment of Family Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4984-6918
Tai Young YoonDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5743-9044
Chang Won WonElderly Frailty Research Center, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6429-4461

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to explore the optimal cut-off point of calf circumference (CC) as a simple proxy marker of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and sarcopenia in the Korean elderly and to test the criterion-related validity of CC by analyzing its relationships with the physical function.

methodsThe participants were 657 adults aged 70 to 84 years who had completed both dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and physical function test in the first baseline year of the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study.

resultsASM and skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) were correlated positively with CC (male, ASM,

conclusionThe optimal cut-off values of CC for low MM are 35 cm for males and 33 cm for females. Lower CC based on these cut-off values is related with poor physical function. CC may be also a good indicator of sarcopenia in Korean elderly.

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Absorptiometry, PhotonAgedAged, 80 and overArea Under CurveBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleGaitHand StrengthHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalROC CurveSarcopeniaWaist CircumferenceAgedAnthropometryKoreaMuscle MassSarcopenia

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PMID29760608
PMCPMC5944215

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