Diet and Exercise Are not Associated with Skeletal Muscle Mass and Sarcopenia in Patients with Bladder Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited understanding about why sarcopenia is happening in bladder cancer, and which modifiable and nonmodifiable patient-level factors affect its occurrence.

Objective

The objective is to determine the extent to which nonmodifiable risk factors, modifiable lifestyle risk factors, or cancer-related factors are determining body composition changes and sarcopenia in bladder cancer survivors.

Design, setting, and participants

Patients above 18 yr of age with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of bladder cancer and a history of receiving care at Duke University Medical Center between January 1, 1996 and June 30, 2017 were included in this study.

Outcome measurements and statistical analysis

Bladder cancer survivors from our institution were as

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6875605 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature