Development of Novel Methods to Define Deficits in Appendicular Lean Mass Relative to Fat Mass.

Recent studies suggest that adjustment of measures of lean mass for adiposity improves associations with physical function. Our objective was to develop and test a method to adjust appendicular lean mass for adiposity.Whole-body DXA data in 14,850 adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examinat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Weber, Jin Long, Mary B Leonard, Babette Zemel, Joshua F Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5056731?pdf=render