Among postmenopausal women living in Brazil, lower appendicular lean mass was independently associated with low bone mass, according to findings of a cross-sectional study published in Menopause.

The human skeleton (from the greek, skeletos, “dried up”) is a complex organ consisting of 206 bones (126 appendicular, 74 axial, and 6 ossicles).

People with diabetes and less appendicular skeletal muscle mass are more likely to have lower bone mineral density in the lumbar spine, hip and femoral neck and are at a greater risk for ...

This would imply that if 1000 women had appendicular ultrasound measured and 800 were normal (ie, T-score > -2.5), perhaps 200-400 of these would have osteoporosis if they had hip BMD assessed.

Evaluating body composition, especially appendicular muscle mass, can be an effective strategy for predicting longevity in people over 65 years of age, according to a study conducted by ...