Physical function‐derived cut‐points for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and dynapenia from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging

Physical function‐derived cut‐points for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and dynapenia from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging

Abstract Background Aging is associated with sarcopenia (low muscle mass) and dynapenia (low muscle strength) leading to disability and mortality. Widely used previous cut‐points for sarcopenia were established from dated, small, or pooled cohorts. We aimed to identify cut‐points of low strength as...

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Main Authors: Anne‐Julie Tessier, Simon S. Wing, Elham Rahme, José A. Morais, Stéphanie Chevalier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Sarcopenia
Dynapenia
Physical performance
Muscle mass
Strength
Aging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12462

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