Prevalence of sarcopenia among community-dwelling elderly of a medium-sized South American city: Results of the COMO VAI? Study

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 136-143

  Barbosa Silva, Thiago G ^a   Bielemann, Renata M ^a   Gonzalez, Maria Cristina ^b   Menezes, Ana Maria B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calf circumference; Elderly; Muscle mass; Prevalence; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPENIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84973242345     PISSN: 21905991     EISSN: 21906009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12049     Document Type: Article

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