Higher levels of physical fitness are associated with a reduced risk of suffering sarcopenic obesity and better perceived health among the elderly. The EXERNET multi-center study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 211-217

  Pedrero Chamizo, Raquel ^a   Gomez Cabello A ^b,c   Melendez A ^a   Vila Maldonado, S ^d   Espino, L ^e   Gusi, N ^f   Villa, G ^g   Casajus J A ^b   Gonzalez Gross M ^a   Ara, I ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA DEFENSA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^e Cabildo de Gran Canaria   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; HRQoL; obesity; physical fitness; sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; AGILITY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE MASS; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SARCOPENIC OBESITY; STRENGTH; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING SPEED; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOPENIA; SPAIN; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLES; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SARCOPENIA; SPAIN; WALKING;

EID: 84925534482     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0530-4     Document Type: Article

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