Associations between skeletal muscle parameters and metabolic markers in metabolic syndrome: an exploratory cross-sectional study using photon-counting computed tomography.

Quant Imaging Med Surg · 2026 · PMC13349997 · PMID 42433507

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In contrast, the SMD, reflecting muscle quality, showed a decreasing trend in the MetS group (30.54 vs. 35.22 HU), although the between-group difference did not reach the conventional threshold for statistical significance (P=0.074).

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