AGE-RELATED, SITE-SPECIFIC MUSCLE LOSS IN 1507 JAPANESE MEN AND WOMEN AGED 20 TO 95 YEARS

AGE-RELATED, SITE-SPECIFIC MUSCLE LOSS IN 1507 JAPANESE MEN AND WOMEN AGED 20 TO 95 YEARS

We investigated the relationship between age and muscle size in both the appendicular and trunk regions of 1507 Japanese men and women aged 20 to 95 years. Seven hundred twenty-two men (young [aged 20-39 years], n = 211; middle-aged [aged 40-59 years], n = 347; and old [aged 6095 years], n = 164) an...

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Main Authors: Takashi Abe, Mikako Sakamaki, Tomohiro Yasuda, Michael G. Bemben, Masakatsu Kondo, Yasuo Kawakami, Tetsuo Fukunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Uludag 2011-03-01
Series:Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Subjects:
Sarcopenia
muscle distribution
daily physical activity
Online Access:http://www.jssm.org/vol10/n1/19/v10n1-19text.php

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