Open AccessMuscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Muscle Fat Infiltration as Predictors of Incident Mobility Limitations in Well-Functioning Older Persons
Author(s) -
Marjolein Visser,
Bret H. Goodpaster,
Stephen B. Kritchevsky,
Anne B. Newman,
M. Nevitt,
Susan M. Rubin,
E. M. Simonsick,
T. B. Harris
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/60.3.324
Subject(s) - hazard ratio , medicine , quartile , confidence interval , sarcopenia , muscle strength , proportional hazards model , cohort , cohort study , muscle mass , physical therapy , cardiology
Lower muscle mass has been correlated with poor physical function; however, no studies have examined this relationship prospectively. This study aims to investigate whether low muscle mass, low muscle strength, and greater fat infiltration into the muscle predict incident mobility limitation.
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