Development of new adjusted equations to estimate the skeletal muscle mass stratified by nutritional status for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a methodological study

• Main Authors: Rafaela Cavalheiro do Espírito Santo (Author), Lidiane Isabel Filippin (Author), Priscila Schimidt Lora (Author), Ricardo Machado Xavier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Our objective was to adjust and validate predictive equations for appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Whole-body DXA data in 90 RA patients was used for measurement of ASM (kg). The prediction equation anthropometric for muscle mass proposed by Lee et...