Sensitivity and Specificity of Body Mass Index for Sarcopenic Dysphagia Diagnosis among Patients with Dysphagia: A Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: The accuracy of body mass index (BMI) for sarcopenic dysphagia diagnosis, which remains unknown, was evaluated in this study among patients with dysphagia. We conducted a 19-site cross-sectional study. We registered 467 dysphagic patients aged ≥ 20 years. Sarcopenic dysphagia was assessed using a reliable and validated diagnostic algorithm. BMI was assessed using the area under the curve (AUC) in the receiver operating characteristic analysis to determine diagnostic accuracy for sarcopenic dysphagia. The study included 460 patients (median age, 83.0 years (76.0-88.0); men, 49.8%). The median BMI was 19.9 (17.3-22.6) kg/m². Two hundred eighty-four (61.7%) patients had sarcopenic dysphagia. The AUC for sarcopenic dysphagia was 0.60-0.62 in the overall patients, male, female, and p

SUBMITTER: Togashi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9655070 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature