The Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Mass, and Quality in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

H. Goodpaster, Bret; Park, Sang‐Won; B. Harris, T.; B. Kritchevsky, Stephen; Nevitt, M.; V. Schwartz, Ann; M. Simonsick, E.; A. Tylavsky, Frances; Visser, Marjolein; B. Newman, Anne; the Health ABC Study, for

doi:10.1093/gerona/61.10.1059

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The Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Mass, and Quality in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

Published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A • Oct 1, 2006

Authors:

Bret H. Goodpaster

Sang‐Won Park

T. B. Harris

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The loss of muscle mass is considered to be a major determinant of strength loss in aging. However, large-scale longitudinal studies examining the association between the loss of mass and strength in older adults are lacking. METHODS: Three-year changes in muscle mass and strength were d...

Subject

Lean body mass

Sarcopenia

Muscle strength

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