Arm-cranking muscle power and arm isometric muscle strength are independent predictors of all-cause mortality in men

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 814-821

  Metter, E Jeffrey ^a   Talbot, Laura A ^b   Schrager, Matthew ^a   Conwit, Robin A ^c  

^a HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Muscle mass; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0942298558     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00370.2003     Document Type: Article

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