Association between muscle mass, leg strength, and fat mass with physical function in older adults: Influence of age and sex

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 313-328

  Bouchard, Danielle R ^a,b   Héroux, Mariane ^a   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body composition; Fat free mass; Physical performance; Reduced rank regression

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITION; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79953839367     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310388562     Document Type: Article

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