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Association between preoperative sleep disturbance and low muscle mass in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Cancer/ Palliative treatment
Author
Maho Okumura et al.
Used Parameters : SMI, BMI
Publication Year : 2019
Country : Japan
Journal : Journal of Physical Therapy Science
[Purpose] Low muscle mass and sleep disturbance are common among geriatric patients with cancer. In patients with gastrointestinal cancer, low muscle mass is considered an indicator of poor prognosis. In the recent years, sleep disturbance has attracted much attention as a factor for low muscle mass among community-dwelling elderly individuals; however, such associations are unclear in patients with cancer. The present study investigated the relationship between preoperative sleep disturbance and low muscle mass …
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