Correlation between muscle strength and muscle mass, and their association with walking speed, in community-dwelling elderly Japanese individuals.
We aimed to assess the correlation between muscle strength and muscle mass based on sex and age, and their association with walking speed, which is a health predictor for independent living, in elderly Japanese individuals.The participants included 318 (111 men, 207 women) community-dwelling elderly...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4218822?pdf=render |