Nature

Muscle strength rather than appendicular skeletal muscle mass might affect spinal sagittal alignment, low back pain, and health-related quality of life

Sarcopenia is defined as decreasing in muscle strength and mass, and dynapenia is defined as decreasing in muscle strength and maintained muscle mass. This study elucidated the prevalence and ...
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Low muscle mass in arms and legs can heighten the mortality risk in older men and women

The researchers studied a group of 839 men and women over the age of 65 for approximately four years. They observed that all-cause mortality risk increased nearly 63-fold during the follow-up period ...
News Medical

Appendicular muscle mass can be effective strategy for predicting longevity in older people

Evaluating body composition, especially appendicular muscle mass, can be an effective strategy for predicting longevity in people over 65 years of age, according to a study conducted by researchers at ...
Nature

Low appendicular skeletal muscle mass is associated with the risk of mortality among adults in the United States

The data files analyzed in this study were retrieved from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which is released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ...