Measuring muscle mass: Mid-arm muscle circumference or mid-upper arm circumference?

Affiliations

¹ Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190, 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: camila.kummel@gmail.com.
² Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190, 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: lucianabreu.silva@gmail.com.
³ Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190, 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: luuz.santos@gmail.com.

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Camila Kümmel Duarte et al. Clin Nutr. 2022 Oct.

. 2022 Oct;41(10):2424-2425.

doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.08.013. Epub 2022 Aug 28.

¹ Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190, 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: camila.kummel@gmail.com.
² Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190, 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: lucianabreu.silva@gmail.com.
³ Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190, 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: luuz.santos@gmail.com.

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Keywords: Anthropometry; GLIM; Mid-upper arm circumference; Muscle mass; Phenotypic criteria.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest None declared.

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