Prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with chronic kidney disease: a global systematic review and meta‐analysis

• Main Authors: Marvery P. Duarte (Author), Lucas S. Almeida (Author), Silvia G.R. Neri (Author), Juliana S. Oliveira (Author), Thomas J. Wilkinson (Author), Heitor S. Ribeiro (Author), Ricardo M. Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Sarcopenia is a risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, including mortality. Diagnosis depends on adopted consensus definition and cutoff values; thus, prevalence rates are generally heterogeneous. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysi...