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SUBMITTER: Ito S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8099521 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ito Sadayuki S Nakashima Hiroaki H Ando Kei K Kobayashi Kazuyoshi K Machino Masaaki M Seki Taisuke T Ishizuka Shinya S Fujii Ryosuke R Takegami Yasuhiko Y Yamada Hiroya H Ando Yoshitaka Y Suzuki Koji K Hasegawa Yukiharu Y Imagama Shiro S
BioMed research international 20210427
Sarcopenia is a multifaceted geriatric syndrome associated with the loss of muscle mass. We examined the relationship between low muscle mass and inflammatory cytokines in the context of aging. This study involved 299 participants (127 men and 172 women; mean age 63.3 ± 9.8 years) who underwent health checkups for body composition and inflammatory cytokine (TNF-alpha, IL-6, and MCP-1) levels. Muscle mass was determined using the skeletal muscle mass index. We divided the participants into the no ...[more]