Association between sarcopenia and the prevalence of gallstone in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES | BMC Gastroenterology

Baseline characteristics We included 2,167 eligible participants from the NHANES database, as illustrated in Fig. 1. Table 1 summarizes the baseline characteristics of the participants. They were divided into a sarcopenia group (601, 27.7%) and a non-sarcopenia group (1,566, 72.3%). The sarcopenia indexs for the two groups were 0.56 [0.47; 0.68] and 0.92 [0.77; 1.14], respectively. Compared … Read more

Joint association of estimated glucose disposal rate and systemic inflammation response index with mortality in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stage 0–3: a nationwide prospective cohort study | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Study design and population The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, is a comprehensive, stratified, multi-stage probability sample survey that represents the nation’s population. It is performed every two years to evaluate the health and nutritional status of residents in … Read more