Stiffness index

Biomarker

1 paper1 finding

Humans1

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Age

downin humans1

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Age decreases stiffness index in humans (-0.74 units per additional year).
Humansmales
Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound reference distributions in Tibetan adults aged 50 years and older across five high-altitude communities: A community-based cross-sectional analysis
Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry9 Sep 2026

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Renal Function, Appendicular Lean Mass, and Bone Stiffness: Indirect Associations Through Fibroblast Growth Factor 21

Cross-sectional study of 301 peopleKidney

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Frontiers in Public Health30 Sep

Arterial stiffness is linked to incident sarcopenia

The highest arterial stiffness tertile had higher risks of sarcopenia (HR 1.56) and probable sarcopenia (HR 1.38) compared with the lowest tertile.The highest arterial stiffness tertile had higher risks of sarcopenia (HR 1.56) and probable sarcopenia (HR 1.38) compared with the lowest tertile.

Cohort study of 32,451 peopleSarcopenia

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Journal of Clinical Densitometry22 Sep