Serum albumin levels as a predictive biomarker for low-load resistance training programs’ effects on muscle thickness in the community-dwelling elderly Japanese population: interventional study result

Abstract Background Resistance training has been recommended as an effective measure against age-related loss of muscle mass and muscle strength, called sarcopenia, even in older adults. However, despite subjecting each participant to the same training program, the training effect solely depended on...

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Main Authors: Shuji Sawada, Hayao Ozaki, Toshiharu Natsume, Daiki Nakano, Pengyu Deng, Toshinori Yoshihara, Takuya Osawa, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shuichi Machida, Hisashi Naito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02403-7