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Motor function is the primary driver of the associations of sarcopenia and physical frailty with adverse health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults

BACKGROUND: This study tested the hypothesis that sarcopenia and its constituent components, reduced lean muscle mass and impaired motor function, are associated with reduced survival and increased risk of incident disabilities. METHODS: 1466 community-dwelling older adults underwent assessment of m...

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Autores principales: Buchman, Aron S., Leurgans, Sue E., Wang, Tianhao, Schnaider-Beeri, Michal, Agarwal, Puja, Dawe, Robert J., Delbono, Osvaldo, Bennett, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33529220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245680