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On the Definition of Sarcopenia in the Presence of Aging and Obesity—Initial Results from UK Biobank

BACKGROUND: Current consensus is to combine a functional measure with muscle quantity to assess/confirm sarcopenia. However, the proper body size adjustment for muscle quantity is debated and sarcopenia in obesity is not well described. Further, functional measures are not muscle-specific or sensiti...

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Autores principales: Linge, Jennifer, Heymsfield, Steven B, Dahlqvist Leinhard, Olof
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31642894
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glz229