Association of abdominal visceral adiposity and thigh sarcopenia with changes of arteriosclerosis in haemodialysis patients

Abstract

Accumulated abdominal visceral fat is associated with CA-IMT. In addition, reduced thigh muscle mass area is independently related to CA-IMT, baPWV, CAVI and ABI, suggesting that sarcopenia in the leg is closely associated with systemic changes of arteriosclerosis in HD patients.