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Prevalence of sarcopenia among community‐dwelling elderly of a medium‐sized South American city: results of the COMO VAI? study by Barbosa‐Silva, Thiago G., Bielemann, Renata M., Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Menezes, Ana Maria B.

“…Background There is insufficient data concerning sarcopenia prevalence in South America. The aim of this study was to estimate sarcopenia prevalence and its…”
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New Prediction Equations to Estimate Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Using Calf Circumference: Results From NHANES 1999–2006 by Santos, Leonardo Pozza, Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Orlandi, Silvana Paiva, Bielemann, Renata Moraes, Barbosa‐Silva, Thiago G., Heymsfield, Steven B.

“…Background Low appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) is associated with negative outcomes, but its assessment requires proper limb muscle evaluation. We…”
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Calf circumference: cutoff values from the NHANES 1999–2006 by Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Mehrnezhad, Ali, Razaviarab, Nariman, Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G, Heymsfield, Steven B

“…Calf circumference (CC) is used in geriatric studies as a simple and practical skeletal muscle (SM) marker for diagnosing low SM and sarcopenia. Currently…”
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Phase angle and its determinants in healthy subjects: influence of body composition by Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G, Bielemann, Renata M, Gallagher, Dympna, Heymsfield, Steven B

“…The phase angle (PA) has been used as a prognostic marker in several clinical situations. Nevertheless, its biological meaning is not completely understood. We…”
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Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity Using Different Definitions and the Relationship With Strength and Physical Performance in the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging by Purcell, Sarah A, Mackenzie, Michelle, Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G, Dionne, Isabelle J, Ghosh, Sunita, Siervo, Mario, Ye, Ming, Prado, Carla M

“…Sarcopenic obesity is associated with several negative health outcomes. However, the prevalence of this condition - and the relationship to physical…”
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Think Globally, Act Locally: The Importance of Population‐Specific Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Prediction Equations for Muscle Mass Assessment by Barbosa‐Silva, Thiago G., Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Bielemann, Renata M., Santos, Leonardo P., Menezes, Ana Maria B.

“…Background Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a convenient muscle assessment method, but its accuracy highly depends on population‐specific aspects of…”
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Falls among older adults in the South of Brazil: prevalence and determinants by Vieira, Luna S, Gomes, Ana Paula, Bierhals, Isabel O, Farías-Antúnez, Simone, Ribeiro, Camila G, Miranda, Vanessa I A, Lutz, Bárbara H, Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G, Lima, Natália P, Bertoldi, Andréa D, Tomasi, Elaine

“…OBJECTIVE Evaluate the prevalence and the factors associated with the occurrence of falls among older adults. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a…”
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Response to New Prediction Equations to Estimate Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Using Calf Circumference on NHANES Data: Methodological Issues by Santos, Leonardo Pozza, Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Orlandi, Silvana Paiva, Bielemann, Renata Moraes, Barbosa‐Silva, Thiago G., Heymsfield, Steven B.

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Bioelectrical impedance analysis in the assessment of sarcopenia by Gonzalez, M Cristina, Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G, Heymsfield, Steven B

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWBioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is an accepted technique to estimate low muscle mass for sarcopenia diagnosis. However, muscularity…”
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Sarcopenia in Brazilian rural and urban elderly women: Is there any difference? by Mazocco, Letícia, Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G., Chagas, Patrícia

“…•We evaluated the prevalence of sarcopenia in a sample of women ≥60 y of age.•The prevalence of sarcopenia was 2.4% of the total sample.•The prevalence of…”
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Accuracy of SARC-F and SARC-CalF for sarcopenia screening in older women from southern Brazil by Mazocco, Letícia, Chagas, Patrícia, Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G., Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Schwanke, Carla Helena Augustin

“…The aim of this study was to verify the accuracy of the SARC-F and the SARC-CalF as screening tools for sarcopenia in community-dwelling older women ≥60 y of…”
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Applicability of the SARC-F questionnaire by remote interview by Frenzel, Aline P., Bielemann, Renata M., Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G., Gonzalez, Maria Cristina

“…•Sarcopenia and decline of muscle function adversely effect older adults.•Remote health care approaches, especially screening tools, are greatly valued.•The…”
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Ultrasound for measurement of skeletal muscle mass quantity and muscle composition/architecture in critically ill patients: A scoping review on studies' aims, methods, and findings by Lima, Júlia, Foletto, Estéfani, Cardoso, Rafaella C.B., Garbelotto, Charlles, Frenzel, Aline P., Carneiro, Juliana U., Carpes, Larissa S., Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G., Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Silva, Flávia M.

“…This scoping review aimed to identify, explore, and map the objectives, methodological aspects, and results of studies that used ultrasound (US) to assess…”
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2 + 2 (+ 2) = 4: A new approach for appendicular muscle mass assessment by ultrasound by Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G., Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Bielemann, Renata M., Santos, Leonardo P., Costa, Caroline dos S., Menezes, Ana Maria B.

“…The aim of this study was to develop new appendicular lean mass (ALM) prediction models based on ultrasound and anthropometric measurements. This was a…”
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Reply to E Mereu et al by Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G, Bielemann, Renata M, Gallagher, Dympna, Heymsfield, Steven B

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Phase angle and its determinants in healthy subjects: influence of body composition1 by Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G, Bielemann, Renata M, Gallagher, Dympna, Heymsfield, Steven B

“…Background: The phase angle (PA) has been used as a prognostic marker in several clinical situations. Nevertheless, its biological meaning is not completely…”
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Prevalence of sarcopenia among community-dwelling elderly of a medium-sized South American city: results of the COMO VAI ? study: Sarcopenia prevalence in a South American city by Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G., Bielemann, Renata M., Gonzalez, Maria Cristina, Menezes, Ana Maria B.

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