Skeletal muscle mass adjusted by height correlated better with muscular functions than that adjusted by body weight in defining sarcopenia

Sarcopenia, characterized by low muscle mass and function, results in frailty, comorbidities and mortality. However, its prevalence varies according to the different criteria used in its diagnosis. This cross-sectional study investigated the difference in the number of sarcopenia cases recorded by t...

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Autores principales: Han, Der-Sheng, Chang, Ke-Vin, Li, Chia-Ming, Lin, Yu-Hong, Kao, Tung-Wei, Tsai, Keh-Sung, Wang, Tyng-Grey, Yang, Wei-Shiung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26785759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19457

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26785759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19457

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