Association between skeletal muscle mass and mammographic breast density

Abstract Mammographic density (MD) of the breast and body mass index (BMI) are inversely associated with each other, but have inconsistent associations with respect to the risk of breast cancer. Skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) has been considered to reflect a relatively accurate fat and muscle perc...

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Main Authors: Kwan Ho Lee, Seoung Wan Chae, Ji Sup Yun, Yong Lai Park, Chan Heun Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96390-9