Novel approach to assess sarcopenia in children with inflammatory bowel disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sarcopenia is associated with poor clinical outcomes in chronic diseases. Our study aimed to characterize body composition (BC) parameters in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and compare skeletal muscle mass (SMM) parameters with the healthy pediatric population.

Methods

BC of healthy controls (HC) and of patients with IBD were measured via multifrequency bioelectrical impedance (InBody 720 device) in a cross-sectional manner. The effect of sex, age, height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) on BC parameters, with a special attention to SMM, was assessed. Reference tables from SMM were generated using a maximum-likelihood curve-fitting technique for calculating Z scores.

Results

BC parameters were associated with age, body size, and s

SUBMITTER: Boros KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11611584 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature