Establishing reference values for percentage of appendicular skeletal muscle mass and their association with metabolic syndrome in Korean adolescents

• Main Authors: Da Hye Lee (Author), Sung-Chan Kang (Author), Seung-Sik Hwang (Author), Yun Jeong Lee (Author), Hwa Young Kim (Author), Seong Yong Lee (Author), Choong Ho Shin (Author), Jaehyun Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Purpose The association between appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and cardiometabolic risk has been emphasized. We estimated reference values of the percentage of ASM (PASM) and investigated their association with metabolic syndrome (MS) in Korean adolescents. Methods Data from the Korea Natio...