Association between hypovitaminosis D and sarcopenic obesity in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3 and 4.

The relationship between sarcopenic obesity and hypovitaminosis D in individuals with chronic kidney disease is complex and has significant impacts on muscle and bone health. An observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study was conducted to analyze possible associations between serum vitamin D levels and sarcopenic obesity in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3 and 4 in a cohort of patients under nephrology care. The presence of sarcopenic obesity was assessed using bioimpedance criteria, and vitamin D levels were measured and recorded for each patient.

Relationship between hypovitaminosis D and sarcopenia in patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease in Colombian patients.

Background: Sarcopenia is a condition associated with aging and multiple medical conditions such as CKD and hypovitaminosis D.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out, based on patients registered in a database of specialized nephrology consultation in the city of Manizales, Colombia. 101 patients over 18 years of age who had stage 3 or 4 CKD were included.

Skeletal Muscle Mass by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Calf Circumference for Sarcopenia Diagnosis.

Skeletal muscle mass (SMM) plays an important role in health and physical performance. Its estimation is critical for the early detection of sarcopenia, a disease with high prevalence and high health costs. While multiple methods exist for estimating this body component, anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) are the most widely available in low- to middle-income countries.

Bioelectrical impedance analysis and dual x-ray absorptiometry agreement for skeletal muscle mass index evaluation in sarcopenia diagnosis.

Background: All definitions for diagnosing sarcopenia include the estimation of muscle mass. This can be made using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) or dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). BIA is a portable and inexpensive method suitable for clinical settings, while DXA is cumbersome, more expensive and less available.

Provisional cut-off points for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in elderly people from Caldas (Colombia).

Introduction: Sarcopenia is defined as a decrease in muscle mass associated with the reduction of performance and physical function. It is an indicator of adverse outcomes in elderly people. Its diagnosis requires body composition data of healthy young population to establish reference values of low muscle mass.

[Validation of the Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP-S) Screen Scale in Patients with Bipolar Disorder I].

Background: The Spanish version of the cognitive impairment in psychiatry scale screening scale has been developed as a response to the needs arising in clinical practice during the evaluation of mental illness patients, but the performance is not known in the Colombian population with bipolar disorder I. This paper tries to establish construct validity and stability of the scale in patients with bipolar disorder I in the city of Manizales.

Methods: Construct validity was estimated by comparing the measurement in two divergent groups, a control group and a group with bipolar disorder I.