Fat mass rather than muscle strength is the major determinant of physical function and disability in postmenopausal women younger than 75 years of age

Menopause

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 474-481

  Lebrun, Corinne E I ^a,b   Van Der Schouw, Yvonne T ^a   De Jong, Frank H ^b   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   Lamberts, Steven W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body composition; Cross sectional study; Disability; Muscle strength; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33745243288     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gme.0000222331.23478.ec     Document Type: Article

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