Leg Muscle Mass and Composition in Relation to Lower Extremity Performance in Men and Women Aged 70 to 79: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

Visser, Marjolein; Kritchevsky, Stephen B.; Goodpaster, Bret H.; Newman, Anne B.; Nevitt, Michael C.; Stamm, Elizabeth; Harris, Tamara B.

doi:10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50217.x

articleJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyMay 1, 2002Closed access

Leg Muscle Mass and Composition in Relation to Lower Extremity Performance in Men and Women Aged 70 to 79: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

MVMarjolein Visser SBStephen B. Kritchevsky BHBret H. Goodpaster ABAnne B. Newman MCMichael C. Nevitt

National Institutes of Health · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Objectives

The loss of muscle mass with aging, or sarcopenia, is hypothesized to be associated with the deterioration of physical function. Our aim was to determine whether low leg muscle mass and greater fat infiltration in the muscle were associated with poor lower extremity performance (LEP).

Design

A cross-sectional study, using baseline data of the Health, Aging and Body Composition study (1997/98).

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Keywords

Medicine
Sarcopenia
Bioelectrical impedance analysis
Skeletal muscle
Hounsfield scale
Cross-sectional study
Infiltration (HVAC)
Body mass index

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