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Strength, But Not Muscle Mass, Is Associated With Mortality in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study Cohort
The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2006 · Vol. 61(1) · pp. 72–77
Anne B. Newman✉(University of Pittsburgh)Varant Kupelian(New England Research Institutes)Marjolein VisserEleanor M. Simonsick(National Institutes of Health)Bret H. Goodpaster(University of Pittsburgh)Stephen B. Kritchevsky(Wake Forest University)Fran Tylavsky(University of Tennessee Health Science Center)S. M. Rubin(University of California, San Francisco)T. B. Harris(National Institutes of Health)on Behalf of the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study Investigators
Abstract
Low muscle mass did not explain the strong association of strength with mortality, demonstrating that muscle strength as a marker of muscle quality is more important than quantity in estimating mortality risk. Grip strength provided risk estimates similar to those of quadriceps strength.
Nutrition and Health in AgingBody Composition Measurement TechniquesThermoregulation and physiological responsesCohortMuscle massGerontologyMuscle strengthComposition (language)SarcopeniaMedicineEnvironmental healthPhysical medicine and rehabilitationInternal medicine
MeSH terms
Age FactorsAgedBody CompositionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMortalityMuscle, SkeletalHand Strength
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