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Sarcopenia: Alternative Definitions and Associations with Lower Extremity Function

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2003 · Vol. 51(11) · pp. 1602–1609

Anne B. Newman✉(University of Pittsburgh)Varant Kupelian(Wake Forest University)Marjolein Visser(Institute on Aging)Eleanor M. Simonsick(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)Bret H. Goodpaster(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)M. Nevitt(Wake Forest University)Stephen B. Kritchevsky(Institute on Aging)Frances A. Tylavsky(Institute on Aging)Susan M. Rubin(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)Tamara B. Harris(National Institute on Aging)on behalf of the Health ABC Study Investigators(National Institute on Aging)

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Abstract

These findings suggest that fat mass should be considered in estimating prevalence of sarcopenia in women and in overweight or obese individuals.

Nutrition and Health in Aging Body Composition Measurement Techniques Frailty in Older AdultsSarcopeniaMedicineSarcopenic obesityLean body massConfidence intervalBody mass indexOverweightNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyOdds ratioGerontology

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MaleHumansLegLocomotionAgedAgingAlgorithmsBody CompositionComputer GraphicsFemaleMuscular AtrophyTerminology as TopicPennsylvaniaRisk FactorsSex Factors

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