Higher skeletal muscle mass is associated with higher blood pressure and left ventricular mass

2026-06-11

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Shantsila, Eduarda, b

Shantsila, Alenab, c

Sperrin, Matthewd

Gao, Zhuangzhia, b

Zheng, Yalinb, e

Wilkinson, Ian B.f, g

Leeson, Paulh, i

Buchan, Iainj

Lip, Gregory Y.H.b, c

DOI：10.1097/HJH.0000000000004375

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Skeletal muscles make up about 40% of the body mass, but the effects of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) on blood pressure (BP) and the heart remain unclear and were explored in this study.

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blood pressure

hypertension

skeletal muscles

BIC

Bayesian information criterion

BIA

bioimpedance analysis

blood pressure

DEXA

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

FMI

fat mass index

LVMI

left ventricular mass index

SMM

skeletal muscle mass

TMMI

thigh muscle mass index

Higher skeletal muscle mass is associated with higher blood pressure and left ventricular mass

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