Grip strength, body composition, and mortality.

BACKGROUND: Several studies in older people have shown that grip strength predicts all-cause mortality. The mechanisms are unclear. Muscle strength declines with age, accompanied by a loss of muscle mass and an increase in fat, but the role that body composition plays in the association between grip...

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Những tác giả chính: Gale, C, Martyn, C, Cooper, C, Sayer, A
Định dạng: Journal article
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: 2007