Low muscle mass and mortality risk later in life: A 10-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Little is known about the impact of low muscle mass (MM) assessed by calf circumference (CC), arm circumference (AC), arm muscle circumference (AMC), and corrected arm muscle circumference (CAMC)-on mortality risk later in life. We aimed to investigate the impact of low MM assessed by CC, AC, AMC and, CAMC on all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality risk.

Methods

Data came from 418 older adults who participated in a 10-year follow-up prospective cohort study. Low MM was defined as a CC < 33 cm for women and < 34 cm for men and by the lowest tertile of AC, AMC, and CAMC stratified by sex. The log rank test, Kaplan-Meier curves, and Cox regression were used.

Results

There were 147 deaths: 49 related to CVD and 22 to cancer. A small CC (HR = 1.57, 95%

SUBMITTER: Camargo Pereira C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9333286 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature