Low Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass (Sarcopenia) in Older Persons Is Associated with Functional Impairment and Physical Disability

Janssen, Ian; Heymsfield, Steven B.; Ross, Robert

doi:10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50216.x

articleJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyMay 1, 2002Closed access

Low Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass (Sarcopenia) in Older Persons Is Associated with Functional Impairment and Physical Disability

IJIan Janssen SBSteven B. Heymsfield RRRobert Ross

Queen's University · St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

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Abstract

Objectives

To establish the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Americans and to test the hypothesis that sarcopenia is related to functional impairment and physical disability in older persons.

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Cross-sectional survey.

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Keywords

Sarcopenia
Medicine
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Body mass index
Gerontology
Cross-sectional study
Physical disability
Physical therapy

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