Plantar pressure distribution can be used to identify sarcopenia in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT: Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) often suffer from sarcopenia, which affects their balance and significantly increases the risk of falls and death. Actively identifying sarcopenia, understanding the relationship between sarcopenia and the distribution of plantar pressure and balance ability in MHD patients, and reducing the risk of unstable falls are crucial. This study aims to develop an auxiliary screening model for sarcopenia in MHD patients based on machine learning methods using plantar pressure biomechanical indicators, while also paying attention to the gender difference and exploring its value in screening for sarcopenia. This study was a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from MHD patients receiving care at a hemodialysis center in China. The Asian Workin

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12572261 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature