Obesity and ageing place a tremendous strain on the global healthcare system. Age-related
sarcopenia is characterized by decreased muscular strength, decreased muscle quantity …

Diabetes and sarcopenia are emerging as serious public health issues. Sarcopenia, an age-
related disorder characterized by loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, is recognized …

Myosteatosis, or pathological excess fat accumulation in muscle, has been widely defined
as a lower mean skeletal muscle radiodensity on computed tomography (CT). It is reported …

Background Computed tomography (CT)-defined sarcopenia is a demonstrated poor
prognostic factor in patients with cancer; however, its influence on outcomes for patients with …

Frailty is a complex syndrome affecting a growing sector of the global population as medical
developments have advanced human mortality rates across the world. Our current …

We assessed the impact of chest CT body composition parameters on outcomes and
disease severity at hospital presentation of COVID-19 patients, focusing also on the possible …

Background and aims Recent studies show that obesity is a risk factor for hospital admission
and for critical care need in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to provide an up-to-date summary of sarcopenia and
its clinical implications for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Methods We …

Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have poor prognosis and have frequent
treatment-related toxicities resulting in cancer-associated cachexia. This study aimed to …

Background Myosteatosis, skeletal muscle fat infiltration, is associated with inflammation
and fibrosis. The age-related increase of myosteatosis is an important characteristic of …