Anthropometric parameters-derived estimation of muscle mass predicts all-cause mortality in heart failure patients.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Reduction in appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) has been shown to be independently associated with a higher mortality rate in patients with heart failure (HF). However, DEXA is not suitable for measurement of muscle mass in a daily clinical setting and in large population-based studies. The aim of this study was to determine whether ASMI predicted from anthropometric indicators (predicted ASMI) serves as an alternative to DEXA-measured ASMI for predicting all-cause death in HF patients.

Methods and results

Data for 539 HF patients who received a DEXA scan and measurements of calf circumferences (CC) and mid-arm circumferences (MAC) in our hospital were analysed. Predicted ASMI was calculated as we previousl

SUBMITTER: Katano S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773643 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature