Association between body mass index and muscularity in healthy older Japanese women and men

BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI), expressed as the ratio of body mass to height squared (kg/m(2)), involves not only fat but also lean mass. The present study aimed to clarify how BMI is associated with total muscle mass (TMM) in older Japanese women and men. FINDINGS: Using a B-mode ultrasound app...

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Autores principales: Kanehisa, Hiroaki, Fukunaga, Tetsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1880-6805-32-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1880-6805-32-4

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