Pectoralis major muscle area
Biomarker1 paper1 finding
- Humans1
Associations
1Low-attenuation area percentage
downin humans1
1 study
Low-attenuation area percentage
downin humans1
Low-attenuation area percentage is associated with pectoralis major muscle area in humans.
“Participants in LAA% grade 3 had the lowest pectoralis major muscle area (PMcsa), pectoralis major muscle index (PMI), pectoralis major muscle density (PMD)”
HumansLAA% grade 3n = 260
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