Open AccessMuscle strength in obese elderly women: effect of recreational physical activity in a cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Yves Rolland,
Valérie LauwersCancès,
Marco Pahor,
Judith Fillaux,
H. Grandjean,
Bruno Vellas
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/79.4.552
Subject(s) - isometric exercise , medicine , lean body mass , body mass index , obesity , physical therapy , bioelectrical impedance analysis , cross sectional study , sarcopenia , anthropometry , physical fitness , endocrinology , body weight , pathology
Muscle strength (MS) may be impaired in obese persons, and this impairment may be a consequence of both obesity and low physical fitness.
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