07 October 2025 : Clinical Research
Association of Frailty with Ultrasound Parameters of Diaphragm Function in 153 Elderly Individuals
Lianghuan Peng ABCDEF 1, Siping Zhu BCEF 1, Wei Lin BCD 1, Yunlu Sheng ABD 1, Peiwen Yu BEF 1, Guoxian Ding ACDEFG 1*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947951
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947951
Figure 1 Flow chart of participant enrolment and study proceduresThis figure illustrates the screening, inclusion, and grouping of elderly participants into frailty and non-frailty groups based on the Fried frailty phenotype. It also outlines the sequence of clinical, biochemical, and ultrasound assessments performed.