Sarcopenia: A critical review of its measurements and health‐related significance in the middle‐aged and elderly
@article{Roche1994SarcopeniaAC, title={Sarcopenia: A critical review of its measurements and health‐related significance in the middle‐aged and elderly}, author={A. Roche}, journal={American Journal of Human Biology}, year={1994}, volume={6} }
A summary of the work performed by Stanley Garn relating to muscle mass while he worked at the Fels Research Institute is followed by a critical review of the measurement of sarcopenia, which is a deficiency of muscle mass, and its implications for health. The only satisfactory data for total muscle mass come from one cadaver study of a small selected sample. Analyses in relation to health (mortality rates) are limited to indices of muscle mass of which the body mass index (BMI) and arm muscle… CONTINUE READING
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