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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2025

Based on Bayesian multivariate skewed regression analysis: the interaction between skeletal muscle mass and left ventricular mass.

Zhenchao Liu, Tianxiang Lei, Tianwei Liu, Yunliang Guo, Yun Wang, Yu Cao

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Zhenchao LiuSchool of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Tianxiang LeiMedical Research Center and Cerebrovascular Disease Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Tianwei LiuMedical Research Center and Cerebrovascular Disease Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Yunliang GuoMedical Research Center and Cerebrovascular Disease Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Yun WangHealth Management Center, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.
Yu CaoClinical Trials Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

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Objective: This study aims to investigate the association between skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and left ventricular mass (LVM), providing a basis for health management and cardiac health interventions in sarcopenic populations. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of participants who underwent SMM assessment at Linyi People's Hospital from January 2017 to December 2023, including a total of 278 individuals. The study employed Bayesian multivariate skewed regression analysis, incorporating ridge regression as a prior distribution to address the skewness and heavy-tailed characteristics of the LVM data. Data collection included clinical information, SMM, and cardiac function metrics. Posterior inference was conducted using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, and model convergence was assessed through Gelman-Rubin diagnostics. Results: The results of ridge regression indicate that age ( Conclusion: This study found that skeletal muscle mass (such as ALM and SMI) is significantly associated with LVM, suggesting that there is an association between improvements in skeletal muscle and a potential positive impact on cardiac health, highlighting the importance of regional muscle mass. These findings provide new insights for cardiac health management in sarcopenic populations, indicating that there is a relationship where interventions could potentially involve enhancing ALM.

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Bayesian multivariate skewed regressionheavy-tailed characteristicsleft ventricular masssarcopeniaskeletal muscle massskewness

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