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Alternative Definitions of Sarcopenia, Lower Extremity Performance, and Functional Impairment with Aging in Older Men and Women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2007 · Vol. 55(5) · pp. 769–774

Matthew J. Delmonico✉(National Institute on Aging)Tamara B. Harris(University of Georgia)Jung‐Sun Lee(Wake Forest University)Marjolein Visser(University of Georgia)Michael C. Nevitt(National Institute on Aging)Stephen B. Kritchevsky(Wake Forest University)Frances A. Tylavsky(University of Pittsburgh)Anne B. Newman(University of Pittsburgh)for the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study(University of Georgia)

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Abstract

These findings suggest that sarcopenia defined using the residuals method, a method that considers height and fat mass together, is better for predicting disability in an individual than the aLM/ht(2) method, because it considers fat as part of the definition.

Nutrition and Health in Aging Body Composition Measurement Techniques Frailty in Older AdultsSarcopeniaMedicineSarcopenic obesityHazard ratioConfidence intervalLean body massCohortIncidence (geometry)GerontologyDemography

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Activities of Daily LivingAgedAgingBody HeightPostural BalanceFemaleGaitHumansMaleMuscular AtrophyThinnessBody Mass IndexLower ExtremityMobility Limitation

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