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Population-Based Prediction Equations for Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass: A Three-Phase Validation Study in 13 582 Asian Adults

By Hsi-Yu Lai, Shu Zhang, I-Tzu Chen, Show 6 more authorsLiang-Kung Chen
Figure 1. Correlation between the actual SMI and the estimated SMI in the NAHSIT cohort: Equation 4 in (a) male and (b) female; Equation 5 in (c) male and (d) female; and Equation 6 (e) male and (f) female.
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Figure 1. Correlation between the actual SMI and the estimated SMI in the NAHSIT cohort: Equation 4 in (a) male and (b) female; Equation 5 in (c) male and (d) female; and…Correlation between the actual SMI and the estimated SMI in the NAHSIT cohort: Equation 4 in (a) male and (b) female; Equation 5 in (c) male and (d) female; and Equation 6 (e) male and (f) female.Lai et al.
Cohort study of 13,582 peopleBiomarkers

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Hsi-Yu Lai, Shu Zhang, I-Tzu Chen, Show 6 more authorsLiang-Kung Chen

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 7 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.70360PubMed 42703029

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