Medial gastrocnemius muscle thickness
Biomarker1 paper2 findings
- Humans1
Associations
1Sarcopenia
downin humans1
1 study
Sarcopenia
downin humans1
Sarcopenia is associated with medial gastrocnemius muscle thickness in humans (12.8 vs. 16.5 mm).
Humansmaintenance hemodialysisn = 221
Diagnostic performance of ultrasonographic medial gastrocnemius muscle thickness for sarcopenia in patients on maintenance hemodialysis · Frontiers in medicine · 3 Sep 2026
Medial gastrocnemius muscle thickness predicts sarcopenia in humans (AUC = 0.823).
Humansmaintenance hemodialysisn = 221
Diagnostic performance of ultrasonographic medial gastrocnemius muscle thickness for sarcopenia in patients on maintenance hemodialysis · Frontiers in medicine · 3 Sep 2026