Open AccessPaediatric reference values for total psoas muscle area
Author(s) -
Lurz Eberhard,
Patel Hiten,
Lebovic Gerald,
Quammie Claudia,
Woolfson Jessica P.,
Perez Manuela,
Ricciuto Amanda,
Wales Paul W.,
Kamath Binita M.,
Chavhan Govind B.,
Jüni Peter,
Ng Vicky L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.803
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 2190-6009
pISSN - 2190-5991
DOI - 10.1002/jcsm.12514
Subject(s) - medicine , percentile , sarcopenia , cross sectional study , lumbar , radiology , pathology , statistics , mathematics
Sarcopenia, the unintentional loss of skeletal muscle mass, is associated with poor outcomes in adult patient populations. In adults, sarcopenia is often ascertained by cross-sectional imaging of the psoas muscle area (PMA). Although children with chronic medical illnesses may be at increased risk for muscle loss because of nutritional deficiencies, physical deconditioning, endocrine anomalies, and systemic inflammation, consistent quantitative definitions for sarcopenia in children are lacking. We aimed to generate paediatric reference values for PMA at two intervertebral lumbar levels, L3-4 and L4-5.