SynthesisEuropean geriatric medicine2022
The association between low calf circumference and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Pooled it
- Calf Circumference and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Based on Trend Estimation Approaches.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2022Pooled it
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- The associations of calf circumference and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among population with chronic kidney disease stages 3-5.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Editorial: Body composition assessment and future disease risk.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Low body mass index demonstrates satisfactory specificity for diagnosing malnutrition and is associated with longer hospitalization in patients with gastrointestinal or head and neck cancer: a prospective cohort study.Ecancermedicalscience · 2025Article
- Calf circumference was negatively associated with all-cause mortality among the Chinese centenarians: a prospective study with a 5-year follow-up.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Association of Calf Circumference with Clinical and Biochemical Markers in Older Adults with COVID-19 Admitted at Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Measuring calf circumference in frail hospitalized older adults and prediction of in-hospital complications and post-discharge mortality.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- New Perspectives in the Association between Anthropometry and Mortality: The Role of Calf Circumference.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2024Article
- Effects of anthropometric changes on hospitalization and mortality among patients on hemodialysis.Journal of nephrology · 2023Article
- The association between reduced calf and mid-arm circumferences and ICU mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2023Article
- Association among inflammaging, body composition, physical activity, and physical function tests in physically active women.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- IS CALF CIRCUMFERENCE ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL AND NUTRITIONAL OUTCOME IN OLDER PATIENTS?Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2023Article
- Calf circumference predicts frailty in older adults: the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Calf Circumference, a Valuable Tool to Predict Sarcopenia in Older People Hospitalized with Hip Fracture.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors in older obese patients.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Comments on the methodology and completeness of a meta-analysis on the association between low calf circumference and mortality.European geriatric medicine · 2022Article
- Digital Anthropometry for Body Circumference Measurements: European Phenotypic Variations throughout the Decades.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeLow calf circumference is an important indicator of malnutrition and has been widely studied, especially among older adults. However, data on the association between low calf circumference and mortality have been inconsistent. This systematic review was aimed to quantify this association.
methodsThe internet databases (PubMed, Embase, ScienceDirect and Cochrane Library databases) were systematically searched from inception to November 01, 2021 for studies investigating the association between low calf circumference and mortality. A random effects model was adopted to pool the relevant data.
resultsLow calf circumference was associated with a higher risk of mortality than normal calf circumference, with a pooled HR of 2.42 (95% CI 1.97-2.97, I
conclusionCalf circumference, which is simple and convenient to measure, could be used to stratify the high-risk group, as low calf circumference was significantly associated with mortality among patients. Interventions, including exercise and nutrition programs, could be conducted promptly once low calf circumference is detected.
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