ArticleScientific reports2025
Low appendicular skeletal muscle mass is associated with the risk of mortality among adults in the United States.
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- Underexplored terrain: effects of high priority environmental toxicants on skeletal muscle.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews · 2026Review
- Ultrasound- and circumference-based quadriceps mass is an independent predictor of 28-day mortality in critically ill patients.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Lower-limb muscle mass quantification and whole-body muscle loss detection using preoperative computed tomography images in patients with hip disease.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025Article
- Association between body folate status and muscle mass: a cross-sectional study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2018.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
Low skeletal muscle mass has been shown to be a predictor of mortality, but very few studies have focused on the association between appendicular skeletal muscle mass and mortality risk in a large sample. This study aimed to determine the associations of low appendicular skeletal muscle mass with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in an adult population in the United States. Data were retrieved from 21,938 participants aged 20-85 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1999-2006 and 2011-2018) and merged with the Public-use Linked Mortality File of 2018. The appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (kg/m
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