Relationship between muscle mass and muscle strength, and the impact of comorbidities: A population-based, Cross-sectional study of older adults in the United States

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Lei ^a   Nelson, David R ^a   Zhao, Yang ^a   Cui, Zhanglin ^a   Johnston, Joseph A ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidities; Correlation; Muscle mass; Muscle strength; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880107904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-74     Document Type: Article

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