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

OBJECTIVES: To compare two methods for classifying an individual as sarcopenic for predicting decline in physical function in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. DESIGN: Observational cohort study with 5 years of follow‐up. SETTING: Communities in Memphis, Tennessee, and Pittsburgh, Pennsy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2007-05, Vol.55 (5), p.769-774
Hauptverfasser:	Delmonico, Matthew J., Harris, Tamara B., Lee, Jung-Sun, Visser, Marjolein, Nevitt, Michael, Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Tylavsky, Frances A., Newman, Anne B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Aged Aging - physiology Biological and medical sciences Body Height Body Mass Index elderly Female Gait General aspects Humans lean mass Lower Extremity - physiopathology Male Medical sciences methods Miscellaneous Mobility Limitation Muscular Atrophy - pathology physical function Postural Balance Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine sarcopenia Thinness
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