Studying Malnutrition And Sarcopenia In Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A device that helps measure body composition, in particular body fat and muscle mass based on based on the rate at which an electrical current travels through the body.

Defined as the distance the participant is able to walk in 6 minutes. Participants will be instructed to perform laps from the 0- to 30 minutes mark and back again for a total of 6 min in an outpatient or inpatient setting on a flat, pre-defined course. Participants will be instructed that goal of the test is to walk as far as possible.

Computed tomography scans (a type of x-ray) that will measure the skeletal muscular index (the ratio of the muscle in your arms and legs to your height).

Blood will be drawn through a need inserted into the participant's arm. This blood will be used to measure the participant's nutrition levels.

Grip strength in both hands will be measured using an adjustable hydraulic grip strength dynamometer (a device that is gripped to measure hand strength). The best performance of three trials will be selected for each hand, with averages of the left and right hand used in analyses.