Magnesium and muscle performance in older persons: The InCHIANTI study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 419-426

  Dominguez, Ligia J ^a   Barbagallo, Mario ^a   Lauretani, Fulvio ^c   Bandinelli, Stefania ^d   Bos, Angelo ^b   Corsi, Anna Maria ^c   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^b   Ferrucci, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c Tuscany Regional Health Agency   (Italy)

^d ASF   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Magnesium; Muscle performance; Muscle strength; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEG MUSCLE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; RISK FACTOR; TORQUE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HEALTH SURVEY; ITALY; LEG; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; LEG; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748433996     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.1.419     Document Type: Article

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