Biomarkers · Anthropometric

Skeletal Muscle Fat Infiltration

Lower values go with lower risk of death. No risk curve catalogued yet.

Published risk of death1.24×per SD lower calf skeletal muscle density (i.e. greater intramuscular fat) (95% CI 1.09–1.41) · 1,063 community-dwelling older men (MrOS), peripheral CT of calf

Sources

Miljkovic I, Kuipers AL, Cauley JA, Prasad T, Lee CG, Ensrud KE, Cawthon PM, Hoffman AR, Dam TT, Gordon CL, Zmuda JM. Greater Skeletal Muscle Fat Infiltration Is Associated With Higher All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Older Men. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2015;70(9):1133-1140.

Related markers: Appendicular Lean Mass / Sarcopenia Index · Basal Metabolic Rate · Body Fat Percentage · Body Mass Index (BMI) · Body Weight · Calf Circumference · Fat Mass · Fat-Free Mass