The association between CT-assessed sarcopenic overweight, obesity and rupture abdominal aortic aneurysm: a cross-sectional analysis (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveTo investigate the associations of sarcopenic overweight and obesity with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA).MethodsThis cross-sectional study retrospectively enrolled 244 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) between January 2022 and December 2024 (mean age: 71.09 ± 10.59 years, mean BMI: 23.39 ± 3.40 kg/m2, men: 80.74%). Baseline clinical characteristics, computed tomography (CT) parameters, and laboratory results were collected. Sarcopenia was diagnosed using CT mea...