Low quadriceps muscle layer thickness

1. Reduced food intake is associated with low quadriceps muscle layer thickness in humans (OR 2.26, 95% CI 1.22–4.18).

   “only older age (OR = 1.02; CI 95% 1.00-1.04) and reduced food intake (OR = 2.26; CI 95% 1.22-4.18) remained independent determinants.”

   HumansCritically ill patients at ICU admission; multivariate analysisquadriceps skeletal muscle56.6% malesn = 399

   Applied nutritional investigation determinants of lower quadriceps skeletal muscle measured by ultrasound at ICU admission: a cross-sectional analysis

   Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)·10 Oct 2026

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1. Older age is associated with low quadriceps muscle layer thickness in humans (OR 1.02, 95% CI 1.00–1.04).

   “only older age (OR = 1.02; CI 95% 1.00-1.04) and reduced food intake (OR = 2.26; CI 95% 1.22-4.18) remained independent determinants.”

   HumansCritically ill patients at ICU admission; multivariate analysisquadriceps skeletal muscle56.6% malesn = 399

   Applied nutritional investigation determinants of lower quadriceps skeletal muscle measured by ultrasound at ICU admission: a cross-sectional analysis

   Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)·10 Oct 2026