Sarcopenia and visceral obesity assessed by computed tomography are associated with adverse outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease

Grillot, Julienne; d’Engremont, Christelle; Parmentier, Anne-Laure; Lakkis, Zaher; Piton, Gaël; Cazaux, Diane; Gay, Claire; De Billy, Marjolaine; Koch, Stéphane; Borot, Sophie; Vuitton, Lucine

doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2020.01.001

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Sarcopenia and visceral obesity assessed by computed tomography are associated with adverse outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease

Published in Clinical Nutrition • Jan 10, 2020

Authors:

Julienne Grillot

Christelle d’Engremont

Anne-Laure Parmentier

Abstract

Background Altered body composition may impact on the clinical course of Crohn's disease (CD) but is not detected by the simple body mass index (BMI) assessment. Aim To assess the prevalence of sarcopenia and visceral obesity by a single computed tomography (CT) slice, and its association with adver...

Subject

Medicine

Sarcopenia

Crohn's disease

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