Development and external validation of a practical diagnostic support tool, ‘ABC2-Screener’, to predict sarcopenia among patients on maintenance haemodialysis: A multicentre cross-sectional study

Abstract

Background and hypothesis Sarcopenia is common in patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis (MHD); however, the current diagnostic support tools for sarcopenia are difficult to implement in dialysis clinics. This study aimed to develop a clinically friendly screening tool to predict sarcopenia using ubiquitous clinical data.