Sarcopenia is a prevalent condition associated with worse clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients. The SARC-Calf is an accurate instrument for its screening; however, it includes the calf circumference (CC) measure as a criterion, which is influenced by adiposity. An adjustment...
Ageing is associated with a gradual loss of muscle strength, which in the end may have consequences for survival. Whether muscle strength and mortality risk associate in a gradual or threshold-specific manner remains unclear. This study investigates the prospective association...
Previous studies reveal inconsistent associations between serum lipid traits and the risks of fractures and osteoporosis in the general population. This prospective cohort study analysed data from 414โ302 UK Biobank participants (223โ060 women and 191โ242 men, aged 37-73โyears) with serum...
