Open AccessSarcopenia Is Related to Physical Functioning and Leg Strength in Middle-Aged Women
Author(s) -
MaryFran R. Sowers,
Mary Crutchfield,
Kerry Richards,
Margaret Wilkin,
Anna Furniss,
Mary Jannausch,
Daowen Zhang,
M. Melissa Gross
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/60.4.486
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , gerontology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , psychology , physical therapy
In the aging process, loss of muscle is relatively continuous, but the initiation, timing, and amount of muscle loss that relate to functional compromise are poorly described. Also poorly understood is whether strength and functioning in aging are related to the amount of lean mass and its change as well as to the amount of fat mass and its change.
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