A cross-sectional study of the relationships between different components of sarcopenia and brachial ankle pulse wave velocity in community-dwelling elderly

Abstract Background Previous studies have just found skeletal muscle mass decline is associated with arterial stiffness, but it is unclear whether muscle strength and physical performance as important compositions of sarcopenia are associated with arterial stiffness. The aim of this study was to inv...

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Main Authors: Yu-Dong Rong, Ai-Lin Bian, Hui-Ying Hu, Yue Ma, Xin-Zi Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01525-8