Prevalence and clinical association of sarcopenia among Thai patients with systemic sclerosis

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 18198
• Main Authors: Sangaroon, Arthitaya, Foocharoen, Chingching, Theerakulpisut, Daris, Srichompoo, Kannikar, Mahakkanukrauh, Ajanee, Suwannaroj, Siraphop, Seerasaporn, Patpiya, Pongchaiyakul, Chatlert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 28.10.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308; 692/4023; Adult; Biomarkers; Body composition; C-Reactive Protein; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; Gait; Hand Strength; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Inflammation; Laboratories; Laboratory tests; multidisciplinary; Patients; Prevalence; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - complications; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Scleroderma; Scleroderma, Diffuse - epidemiology; Scleroderma, Systemic - complications; Scleroderma, Systemic - epidemiology; Serology; Systemic sclerosis; Thailand - epidemiology; Thailand

Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have some potential factors associated with an increased risk of sarcopenia. There has been currently no study to examine such associations in SSc patients. We aimed to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia among SSc patients and examine its association with c...