WITHDRAWN: Development and external validation of a practical diagnostic support tool, ‘ABC 2-Screener’, to predict sarcopenia among patients on maintenance haemodialysis: A multicentre cross-sectional study
Masatoshi Matsunami,
Tetsuro Aita,
Tsukasa Kamitani
et al.
Abstract:Background and hypothesis. Sarcopenia is common in patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis (MHD); however, the current diagnostic support tools for sarcopenia are difficult to implement in dialysis clinics. This study aimed to develop a clinically friendly screening tool to predict sarcopenia using ubiquitous clinical data. Methods. This cross-sectional multicentre study enrolled 373 and 129 patients undergoing MHD in the derivation and external validation cohorts, respectively. The Asian Working Group f… Show more
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