Association of spinal muscle composition and prevalence of hyperkyphosis in healthy community-dwelling older men and women

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 67 A, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-195

  Katzman, Wendy ^a   Cawthon, Peggy ^b   Hicks, Gregory E ^c   Vittinghoff, Eric ^d   Shepherd, John ^a   Cauley, Jane A ^e   Harris, Tamara ^f   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^f   Strotmeyer, Elsa ^e   Womack, Catherine ^g   Kado, Deborah M ^h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^h University of California Los Angeles ^*  (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fat infiltration; Hyperkyphosis; Kyphosis; Prevalence; Spinal muscle

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MUSCLE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SPINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856169194     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr160     Document Type: Article

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