Incidence, reversibility, risk factors and the protective effect of high body mass index against sarcopenia in community-dwelling older Chinese adults

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages 15-28

  Yu, Ruby ^a   Wong, Moses ^a   Leung, Jason ^a   Lee, Jenny ^a,b   Auyeung, Tung Wai ^a,c   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c POK OI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Chinese; Elderly; Physical activity; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRICS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEOPLASM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SARCOPENIA; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; VITAMIN INTAKE;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHINESE; ELDERLY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SARCOPENIA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892876876     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12220     Document Type: Article

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