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Cutoff points of adiposity anthropometric indices for low muscle mass screening in middle-aged and older healthy women
BACKGROUND: The reduction of female sex hormones causes changes in the contractile properties of muscles as well as infiltration of fat in the muscle tissue. This results in a consequent decline in muscle strength. These changes are related to higher levels of functional impairment and physical disa...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8379807/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34416881 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04532-x |