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ReviewNutrients2022

Multimodal Diagnostic Approaches to Advance Precision Medicine in Sarcopenia and Frailty.

David H Lynch, Hillary B Spangler, Jason R Franz, Rebecca L Krupenevich, Hoon Kim, Daniel Nissman, Janet Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Susan Sumner, John A Batsis

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Review in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Fat-Free Mass: Friend or Foe to Metabolic Health?Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025
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  11. Exploring the complex associations among risks of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty in community-dwelling older adults.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2024
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  17. Two-CyDye-Based 2D-DIGE Analysis of Aged Human Muscle Biopsy Specimens.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David H LynchDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Center for Aging and Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2512-9367
Hillary B SpanglerDivision of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Jason R FranzJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Rebecca L KrupenevichJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Hoon KimJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4345-6337
Daniel NissmanDepartment of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Janet ZhangDepartment of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Yuan-Yuan LiDepartment of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Susan SumnerDepartment of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
John A BatsisDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Center for Aging and Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0845-4416
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCH UNITP30DK056350 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Ian Michael Carroll · 1999 to 2026
$31.6M
Mobile Health Obesity Wellness Intervention in Rural Older Adults_Res1K23AG051681 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BATSIS, JOHN A. · 2016 to 2022
$1.1M
NIA NIH HHS K23 AG051681NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056350
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcopenia, defined as the loss of muscle mass, strength, and function with aging, is a geriatric syndrome with important implications for patients and healthcare systems. Sarcopenia increases the risk of clinical decompensation when faced with physiological stressors and increases vulnerability, termed frailty. Sarcopenia develops due to inflammatory, hormonal, and myocellular changes in response to physiological and pathological aging, which promote progressive gains in fat mass and loss of lean mass and muscle strength. Progression of these pathophysiological changes can lead to sarcopenic obesity and physical frailty. These syndromes independently increase the risk of adverse patient outcomes including hospitalizations, long-term care placement, mortality, and decreased quality of life. This risk increases substantially when these syndromes co-exist. While there is evidence suggesting that the progression of sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and frailty can be slowed or reversed, the adoption of broad-based screening or interventions has been slow to implement. Factors contributing to slow implementation include the lack of cost-effective, timely bedside diagnostics and interventions that target fundamental biological processes. This paper describes how clinical, radiographic, and biological data can be used to evaluate older adults with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity and to further the understanding of the mechanisms leading to declines in physical function and frailty.

Indexed as

FrailtySarcopeniaAgedAgingHumansObesityPrecision MedicineQuality of LifeSyndromeintramuscular fatprecision medicinesarcopeniasarcopenic obesity

Identifiers

PMID35405997
PMCPMC9003228
OpenAlexW4221049647

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