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Comparison of muscle mass and quality between metabolically healthy and unhealthy phenotypes.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Aug 2021
Kim Hong-Kyu, Lee Min Jung, Kim Eun Hee, Bae Sung-Jin, Kim Kyung Won, Kim Chul-Hee
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine whether higher skeletal muscle mass is associated with a metabolically healthy phenotype and whether muscle quality affects metabolic health. METHODS: This cross-sectional analysis included 20,659 participants (7,966 women) who underwent abdominal computed tomography scans during health checkups. The total abdominal muscle area (TAMA) on the third lumbar vertebral...
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