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. 2026 Jan;74(1):288-289.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.70129. Epub 2025 Oct 4.

Reply to Comment on: Associations of CT Muscle Area and Density With Functional Outcomes and Mortality Across Anatomical Regions in Older Men

Megan Hetherington-Rauth  1 , Ashley A Weaver  2 , Peggy M Cawthon  1   3
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Reply to Comment on: Associations of CT Muscle Area and Density With Functional Outcomes and Mortality Across Anatomical Regions in Older Men

Megan Hetherington-Rauth et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Jan.
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Forest plot depicting hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) per standard deviation increase in muscle density and area of Trunk-L1, Trunk-L3, Thigh-right, and Thigh-left for 10-year risk of mortality stratified by age tertile. Tertile 1 consists of ages ranging from 65 to <70 years (n for L1=942, L3=786, RT=392, LT=394). Tertile 2 consists of ages ranging from 70 to <76 years (n for L1=1103, L3=959, RT=454, LT=457). Tertile 3 consists of ages ranging from 76+ years (n for L1=1071, L3=996, RT=529, LT=457).
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