Prevalence of sarcopenia was higher in women than in men: a cross-sectional study from a rural area in eastern China
Background There were limited studies specifically evaluating whether the difference of the prevalence of sarcopenia exists in men and women in older adults from rural areas in China. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia between men and women in a rural area in eastern C...
Main Authors: | Yichen Yang, Qin Zhang, Caihong He, Jing Chen, Danfeng Deng, Wenwen Lu, Yuming Wang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2022-08-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/13678.pdf |
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