The Impact of Low Muscle Mass Definition on the Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Older Australians

Background. Sarcopenia is the presence of low muscle mass and low muscle function. The aim of this study was to establish cutoffs for low muscle mass using three published methods and to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Australians. Methods. Gender specific cutoffs levels were identifie...

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Autores principales: Yu, Solomon, Appleton, Sarah, Adams, Robert, Chapman, Ian, Wittert, Gary, Visvanathan, Thavarajah, Visvanathan, Renuka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25165700
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/361790

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25165700
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/361790

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