Open AccessEvaluation of sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and phase angle in geriatric gastrointestinal cancer patients: before and after chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Derya Hopancı Bıçaklı
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1808-114
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , sarcopenic obesity , bioelectrical impedance analysis , grip strength , geriatric oncology , waist , cancer , anthropometry , gastrointestinal cancer , gastroenterology , obesity , colorectal cancer , body mass index , surgery
The purpose of this study was to determine sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity and phase angle (PA) and the influence of chemotherapy (CT) on anthropometric measurements and and the PA in in geriatric patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer.
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