Sarcopenia is not associated with inspiratory muscle strength but with expiratory muscle strength among older adults requiring long-term care/support

Background Recently, the concept of respiratory sarcopenia has been advocated, but evidence is lacking regarding which respiratory parameters are appropriate indicators. Therefore, we investigated the association between sarcopenia, respiratory function, and respiratory muscle strength to identify t...

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Main Authors: Yohei Sawaya, Takahiro Shiba, Masahiro Ishizaka, Tamaki Hirose, Ryo Sato, Akira Kubo, Tomohiko Urano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12958.pdf