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. 2026 Mar 18;15(6):2315. doi: 10.3390/jcm15062315
AHA American Heart Association
NYHA New York Heart Association
ACC American College of Cardiology
GLIM Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition
ESPEN The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
SGA Subjective Global Assessment
NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide
HF Heart Failure
EWGSOP European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
BIVA Biolectrical Impedance Vector Analysis
Rz Resistance normalised by height
Xc Reactance normalised by height
PA Phase Angle
SPA Standardised Phase Angle
BIA Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
TBW Total Body Water
ECW Extracellular Water
BCM Body Cell Mass
FFM Fat-Free Mass
FFMI Fat-Free Mass Index
FM Fat Mass
SMM Skeletal Muscle Mass
ASMM Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass
BMI Body Mass Index
MUAC Mid Upper Arm Circumference
CC Calf Circumference
SD Standard Deviation
VIF Variance Inflation Factor
DXA Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry