SARC-F has low correlation and reliability with skeletal muscle mass index in older gastrointestinal cancer patients

The evaluation of function and muscle mass in older cancer patients is essential to reduce comorbidities. We hypothesized that Simple Questionnaire to Rapidly Diagnose Sarcopenia (SARC-F) questionnaire is useful to assessment the muscle function, but not muscle mass. Thus, the purpose of this study...

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Published in:	Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 890 - 894
Main Authors:	Siqueira, Jéssika M., de Oliveira, Izabella C.L., Soares, Jéssika D.P., Pimentel, Gustavo D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2021
Subjects:	Cancer SARC-F Sarcopenia Skeletal muscle mass Sarcopenia Skeletal muscle mass SARC-F Cancer
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