ArticleNutrients2022
A Comparison of SARC-F, Calf Circumference, and Their Combination for Sarcopenia Screening among Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis.
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- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sarcopenia in People Receiving Dialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Seminars in dialysisPooled it
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- Association of different types of physical activity with sarcopenia and its parameters in peritoneal dialysis patients: an isotemporal substitution analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Association of Oral Frailty with Physical Frailty and Malnutrition in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Comprehensive Insights into Sarcopenia in Dialysis Patients: Mechanisms, Assessment, and Therapeutic Approaches.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Gait abnormalities and longitudinal fall risk in older patients with end-stage kidney disease and sarcopenia.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Serum Malondialdehyde-Modified Low-Density Lipoprotein Level May Be a Biomarker Associated with Aortic Stiffness Among Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Performance of SARC-F and SARC-CalF scores to predict risk of mortality in hemodialysis patients: a cohort study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Association of endothelial dysfunction and peripheral arterial disease with sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Article
- Handgrip strength and body mass index exhibit good predictive value for sarcopenia in patients on peritoneal dialysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Association of serum intact parathyroid hormone levels with sarcopenia in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Association between sarcopenic obesity and mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Sarcopenia is frequently encountered in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). We evaluated and compared the diagnostic performance of a strength, assistance walking, rise from a chair, climb stairs, and falls (SARC-F) questionnaire, SARC-F combined with calf circumference (SARC-CalF), and calf circumference (CC) for screening sarcopenia among patients undergoing PD. We measured the appendicular skeletal muscle mass, evaluated using a multifrequency bioimpedance spectroscopy device, handgrip strength, and 6-m gait speed. SARC-F, SARC-CalF, and CC were obtained in all participants. Sarcopenia was defined using four different diagnostic criteria, including the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019, revised European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2), Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), and International Working Group on Sarcopenia (IWGS). Among 186 enrolled patients undergoing PD (mean age 57.5 ± 14.1 years), the sarcopenia prevalence was 25.8-38.2% using the four definitions. The discriminative powers of SARC-CalF (range 0.648-0.748) and CC (range 0.652-0.813) against the four definitions were better than those exhibited by SARC-F (range 0.587-0.625), which achieved significant difference, except when adopting the criteria of the FNIH. After stratification by gender, the superiority of SARC-CalF and CC over SARC-F was maintained when AWGS 2019, EWGSOP2, and IWGS were applied. In conclusion, CC and SARC-CalF outperformed SARC-F in the diagnostic accuracy of sarcopenia among patients undergoing PD.
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