Age-associated decline of muscle mass, grip strength and gait speed: A 4-year longitudinal study of 3018 community-dwelling older Chinese

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages 76-84

  Auyeung, Tung Wai ^a,b   Lee, Shun Wah Jenny ^a   Leung, Jason ^a   Kwok, Timothy ^a   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b POK OI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gait speed; Grip strength; Longitudinal study; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MASS; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GAIT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WALKING SPEED;

ELDERLY; GAIT SPEED; GRIP STRENGTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SARCOPENIA;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHINA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOPENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892853629     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12213     Document Type: Article

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