Quadriceps femoris muscle thickness

Biomarker1 paper2 findings

Associations

Sarcopenia

upin humans1downin humans1OR 0.121

1 study

Quadriceps femoris muscle thickness predicts sarcopenia in humans (AUC 0.767, 95% CI 0.642-0.866).
Humansin COPD patientsn = 61
Screening Utility of Lower Limb Muscle Ultrasound for Sarcopenia in COPD Patients · International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 14 Sep 2026
Quadriceps femoris muscle thickness lowers the risk of sarcopenia in humans (OR 0.121, 95% CI 0.021-0.697).
Humansin COPD patientsn = 61
Screening Utility of Lower Limb Muscle Ultrasound for Sarcopenia in COPD Patients · International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 14 Sep 2026

International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseHumans19 Sep