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- Title
Muscular Ultrasonography in Morphofunctional Assessment of Patients with Oncological Pathology at Risk of Malnutrition.
- Authors
López-Gómez, Juan J.; Benito-Sendín Plaar, Katia; Izaola-Jauregui, Olatz; Primo-Martín, David; Gómez-Hoyos, Emilia; Torres-Torres, Beatriz; De Luis-Román, Daniel A.
- Abstract
Background: Muscular ultrasonography is a technique that allows assessing the amount and quality of muscle in a specific body region. The aim of the study was to compare the value of muscle ultrasonography in diagnosis of malnutrition with techniques such as anthropometry, handgrip strength and impedanciometry in patients with oncological pathology. Methods: Cross-sectional study in 43 patients with oncological pathology and high nutritional risk. Classical anthropometry (body mass index (BMI), arm circumference (AC), calf circumference (CC) and estimated appendicular muscle mass index (ASMI)) was performed. Body composition was measured with impedanciometry (BIA), phase angle (PA) and fat-free mass index (FFMI) and muscle ultrasonography of quadriceps rectus femoris (muscle area (MARA) and circumference (MCR) in section transverse). Malnutrition was diagnosed using the GLIM criteria and sarcopenia was assessed using EWGSOP2 criteria. Results: The mean age was 68.26 years (±11.88 years). In total, 23/20 of the patients were men/women. The BMI was 23.51 (4.75) kg/m2. The ASMI was 6.40 (1.86) kg/m2. The MARA was 3.31 cm2 in ultrasonography. In impedanciometry, phase angle was 4.91 (0.75)°; the FFMI was 17.01 kg/m2 (±2.65 kg/m2). A positive correlation was observed between the MARA with anthropometric measurements (AC: r = 0.39, p = 0.009; CC: r = 0.44, p < 0.01; ASMI: r = 0.47, p < 0.001); and with BIA (FFMI: r = 0.48, p < 0.01 and PA: r = 0.45, p < 0.001). Differences were observed when comparing the MARA based on the diagnosis of sarcopenia (Sarcopenia: 2.47 cm2 (±0.54 cm2); no sarcopenia: 3.65 cm2 (±1.34 cm2); p = 0.02). Conclusions: Muscle ultrasonography correlates with body composition measurement techniques such as BIA and anthropometry in patients with cancer.
- Subjects
MALNUTRITION diagnosis; GRIP strength; BODY composition; SKELETAL muscle; CROSS-sectional method; ANTHROPOMETRY; SARCOPENIA; CANCER patients; TUMORS; BODY mass index
- Publication
Nutrients, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 8, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu14081573