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Relationship between rectus abdominis muscle thickness and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged men

Endocrinology
Author
Choi ES, Cho SH, Kim JH
Used Parameters : SMM

Publication Year : 2017

Country : Korea

Journal : PLoS One

Background and objective Skeletal muscle has been suggested as an important factor in the pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome. During the aging process, muscle mass is lost in specific body parts. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between site-specific muscle loss assessed using computed tomography (CT) and metabolic syndrome. This study was conducted to investigate the association between metabolic syndrome and rectus abdominis muscle thickness at the umbilicus level (RAM), which reflects site-specific …
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