Comparison between grip strength and grip strength divided by body weight in their relationship with metabolic syndrome and quality of life in the elderly.
Strength measures should be normalized by body mass; however, the definition of sarcopenia includes only simple grip strength. Thus, we compared the relationship of grip strength and grip strength divided by body weight or body mass index to two major consequences of sarcopenia, namely metabolic syn...
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| Formato: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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| Colecção: | PLoS ONE |
| Acesso em linha: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222040 |