ArticleBMC nephrology2024
Concordance between muscle mass assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis and by muscle ultrasound: a cross-sectional study in a cohort of patients on chronic hemodialysis.
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- Diagnostic Accuracy of Rectus Femoris Ultrasound for Identifying Sarcopenia as Defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 in Haemodialysis Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Novel prediction equations for appendicular skeletal muscle mass in hemodialysis patients: referenced against bioelectrical impedance analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Morphofunctional Assessment of Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Using Nutritional Ultrasonography in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Clinical and ultrasonographic features of 104 knee joints in hemodialysis patients: impact of age, gender, and hemodialysis duration: a descriptive cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Respiratory and peripheral muscle ultrasound, including shear-wave elastography, for sarcopenia screening in COPD.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Tirzepatide Reduces Fat Mass and Provides Good Glycaemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundSarcopenia is a common problem in hemodialysis (HD) patients, and it is diagnosed by low muscle mass, strength and/or low physical performance. Muscle ultrasound (US) is a non-invasive portable tool that might be used for assessment of muscle mass. The aim of the current study was to investigate the concordance between muscle US and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in diagnosis of sarcopenia in HD patients.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 41 HD patients. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP). The skeletal mass index was measured by BIA and the muscle strength was measured by handgrip strength. Muscle US was used to measure cross-sectional area (CSA) and thickness of quadriceps and biceps muscles.
resultsThe current study included 41 patients on HD (25 males), with a mean (SD) age of 44.18 (13.11) years and a median HD duration of 48 months. Sarcopenia was diagnosed in 58.5% of the patients. Patients with sarcopenia had significantly lower quadriceps muscle CSA than those without sarcopenia. The optimal cut-offs of quadriceps muscle CSA for both males and females for the diagnosis of sarcopenia were 2.96 and 2.92 cm
conclusionSarcopenia is prevalent among Egyptian HD patients. US on quadriceps muscle CSA could be used for diagnosis of sarcopenia in these patients.
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