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Leg Muscle Mass and Composition in Relation to Lower Extremity Performance in Men and Women Aged 70 to 79: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2002 · Vol. 50(5) · pp. 897–904
Marjolein Visser✉(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)Stephen B. Kritchevsky(University of Tennessee Health Science Center)Bret H. GoodpasterAnne B. Newman(University of Pittsburgh)Michael C. Nevitt(University of California, San Francisco)Elizabeth StammTamara B. Harris(National Institutes of Health)
Abstract
Smaller midthigh muscle area and greater fat infiltration in the muscle are associated with poorer LEP in well-functioning older men and women.
Nutrition and Health in AgingBody Composition Measurement TechniquesFrailty in Older AdultsMedicineSarcopeniaBioelectrical impedance analysisSkeletal muscleHounsfield scaleCross-sectional studyInfiltration (HVAC)Body mass indexInternal medicineSurgery
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Age FactorsAgedAgingBody CompositionCross-Sectional StudiesExercise TestFemaleHealth StatusHumansLegMaleMuscular AtrophySex FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedAbsorptiometry, Photon
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