Sarcopenia and obesity: Gender-different relationship with functional limitation in older persons

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1041-1047

  Kim, Jung Hee ^a   Choi, Sung Hee ^a,b   Lim, Soo ^a,b   Yoon, Ji Won ^a   Kang, Seon Mee ^a,b   Kim, Ki Woong ^c   Lim, Jae Young ^d   Cho, Nam H ^e   Jang, Hak Chul ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pathology and Internal Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Neuropsychiatry   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Functional Limitation; Obesity; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOPENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOUTH KOREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION; OBESITY; SARCOPENIA;

AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SARCOPENIA; SEX FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84880714643     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.7.1041     Document Type: Article

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