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Jul 2026
Sex-specific patterns of skeletal muscle aging at the L3 level: a quantitative study based on opportunistic CT.
OBJECTIVE This opportunistic CT-based study aimed to investigate age- and sex-related changes in muscle mass and quality at the L3 vertebral level in men aged ≥ 50 years and postmenopausal women. METHODS Clinical and abdominal CT data from 292 hospitalized patients (146 men, 146 women) were retrospectively analyzed....
Deng Xin, Ma Huan, Guo Xinyi et al.
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