Foreign allometric exponents adequately normalize isokinetic knee extension strength to identify muscle weakness and mobility limitation in Portuguese older adults: a cross-sectional study

Foreign allometric exponents adequately normalize isokinetic knee extension strength to identify muscle weakness and mobility limitation in Portuguese older adults: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Identifying muscle weakness is challenging, because the reduction of strength with aging does not depend only on sarcopenia, but also on sensorimotor deficits. Nevertheless, this identification is improved by adjusting muscle strength allometrically, by removing the influence of...

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Main Authors: Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado, Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla, Lucimere Bohn, Gareth Stratton, Jorge Mota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Functional performance
Geriatric assessment
Geriatric medicine
Health science
Longevity
Physical function
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03413-9

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