Calf circumference: cutoff values from the NHANES 1999–2006

Marı́a Cristina González, Ali Mehrnezhad, Nariman Razaviarab, Thiago Gonzalez Barbosa-Silva, Steven B. Heymsfield

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2021 · 257 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

This study defined CC values in a diverse population sample along with a BMI-adjustment approach that helps to remove the confounding effects of adiposity and thereby improves CC as a useful clinical estimate of SM mass.

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