Open AccessGreater skeletal muscle fat infiltration is associated with higher all-cause mortality among men of African ancestry
Author(s) -
Qian Zhao,
Joseph M. Zmuda,
Allison L. Kuipers,
Pallavi Jonnalagadda,
Clareann H. Bunker,
Alan L. Patrick,
Ada O. Youk,
Iva Miljkovic
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw062
Subject(s) - medicine , skeletal muscle , infiltration (hvac) , demography , gerontology , physiology , sociology , physics , thermodynamics
fat infiltration within and around skeletal muscle (i.e. myosteatosis) increases with ageing, is greater in African versus European ancestry men and is associated with poor health. Myosteatosis studies of mortality are lacking, particularly among African ancestry populations.
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