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ArticleScientific reports2025

Risk factors and predictive modeling in a US population with sarcopenia: a propensity score cohort study.

Yao Sun, Shuguang Yang, Zengli Xiao, Youzhong An, Huiying Zhao

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yao Sun *Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China.
Shuguang Yang *Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China.
Zengli XiaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China.
Youzhong AnDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China.
Huiying ZhaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China. zhaohuiying109@sina.com.

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation L244067National Natural Science Foundation of China 82202366Wu Jieping Medical Foundation Runze Fund for Critical Care Medicine 320.6750.2022-2-34
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcopenia, characterized by loss of muscle mass and strength, particularly affects older adults and is linked to increased morbidity and mortality. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between biomarkers, including hemoglobin (Hb), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), and sarcopenia in the US population. Utilizing NHANES data from 2003 to 2018, the study analyzed 5,615 participants, categorizing them based on quartiles of Hb, SII, and LDH levels. It employed logistic regression models to assess the relationship between these biomarkers and sarcopenia risk, adjusting for various confounders. High levels of LDH, Hb and SII were significantly associated with sarcopenia, with higher risk in the highest quartile. The AUC for all indicators in predicting sarcopenia was 0.925 (sensitivity 0.925; specificity 0.743). The study concludes that elevated Hb, LDH, and SII levels are significant biomarkers associated with sarcopenia, emphasizing the role of inflammation in its development and the potential for these markers in early detection and intervention.

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SarcopeniaAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCohort StudiesFemaleHemoglobinsHumansInflammationL-Lactate DehydrogenaseMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysPropensity ScoreRisk FactorsUnited StatesBiomarkersHemoglobinsL-Lactate DehydrogenaseBiomarkersHemoglobinInflammationLactate dehydrogenaseSarcopenia

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PMID40011668
PMCPMC11865546

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