ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
Usefulness of Muscle Ultrasound to Study Sarcopenic Obesity: A Pilot Case-Control Study.
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- Bridging assessment, biomarkers, and interventions: progress in muscle health research.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Sarcopenic Obesity in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Scoping Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Article
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- Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of Ultrasound Imaging to Measure Tensor Fasciae Latae Muscle Size.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Skeletal muscle as a pro- and anti-inflammatory tissue: insights from children to adults and ultrasound findings.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Review
- A multifaceted and inclusive methodology for the detection of sarcopenia in patients undergoing bariatric surgery: an in-depth analysis of current evidence.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2024Review
- Prospective Study to Evaluate Rectus Femoris Muscle Ultrasound for Body Composition Analysis in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Uncovering sarcopenia and frailty in older adults by using muscle ultrasound-A narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Role of Muscle Ultrasound for the Study of Frailty in Elderly Patients with Diabetes: A Pilot Study.Biology · 2023Article
- Usefulness of Ultrasound in Assessing the Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Body Composition: a Pilot Study.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background and objectives: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is an emerging problem, especially in candidates for bariatric surgery (BS). We hypothesized that musculoskeletal ultrasound (MUS), a simple and accessible method, could be a reliable index of SO. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study including 122 subjects (90 cases and 32 controls, 73% female, mean age: 51.2 years) who underwent BS was conducted at University Hospital Mútua Terrassa. The lean mass (LM) was calculated by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and the thigh muscle thickness (TMT) by MUS. To identify the subjects with SO by BIA, we used skeletal muscle index (SMI). The validity of MUS was determined using the ROC curve. Results: The mean BMI in the obesity group was 44.22 kg/m2. We observed a correlation between the LM and SMI assessed by BIA and the TMT assessed by MUS (R = 0.46, p < 0.001). This correlation was maintained at significant levels in the SO group (n = 40): R = 0.79; p = 0.003). The TMT assessed by MUS was able to predict SMI using BIA (AUC 0.77; 95% CI: 0.68242 to 0.84281). The optimal cut-off point for maximum efficiency was 1.57 cm in TMT (sensitivity = 75.6% and specificity = 71.1%). Conclusions: The TMT of the quadriceps assessed by US is a useful tool for identifying subjects with SO. Larger studies to validate this simple low-cost screening strategy are warranted.
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