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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2024

Sex differences in the association between chest computed tomography-defined sarcopenia and cardiovascular risk factors among inpatients.

Xin Chen, Mingyu Zhu, Jie Cao, Didi Zuo, Zengai Chen, Yurong Weng, Hua Jiang, Yaomin Hu

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Xin Chen *Department of Geriatrics, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Mingyu Zhu *Department of Geriatrics, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Jie CaoDepartment of Geriatrics, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Didi ZuoDepartment of Geriatrics, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Zengai ChenDepartment of Radiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Yurong WengDepartment of Geriatrics, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Hua JiangDepartment of Geriatrics, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yaomin HuDepartment of Geriatrics, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Background: While sarcopenia has been found to be associated with increased risks of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), evidence exploring sex-related differences remains insufficient. This study aimed to investigate the differences in how often sarcopenia occurs in each sex, as determined by skeletal muscle area (SMA) in chest CT images, and its association with CVD common risk factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 1,340 inpatients from the Department of Geriatrics of Renji Hospital, affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine. Data on age, sex, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, disease history, and clinical parameters were collected. Sarcopenia was defined using chest CT images with a cut-off value of T12-SMA/height Results: The overall prevalence of T12-SMA/height Conclusion: Our results suggest that T12-SMA/height

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cardiovascular diseases risk factorschest CTinpatientssarcopeniaskeletal muscle area

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