Papel predictivo del índice de calidad muscular para la deficiencia de testosterona en hombres adultos basado en

Lisheng Yu1,2, Shunshun Cao3, Botian Song4

  • 1Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

BMC public health
|August 27, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

El índice de calidad muscular (MQI) es un predictor confiable de la deficiencia de testosterona (TD) en los hombres. Un índice MQI más alto está relacionado con un menor riesgo de TD, lo que sugiere la calidad muscular

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