Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Reference Values and the Peak Muscle Mass to Identify Sarcopenia among Iranian Healthy Population

Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Reference Values and the Peak Muscle Mass to Identify Sarcopenia among Iranian Healthy Population

Background: Sacopenia is a common problem in elderly with the adverse outcomes. The objective of this study was to estimate the peak appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and age of its attainment by sex among the Iranian population. Methods: A total of 691 men and women aged 18–94 years particip...

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Main Authors: Gita Shafiee, Afshin Ostovar, Ramin Heshmat, Abbas Ali Keshtkar, Farshad Sharifi, Zhaleh Shadman, Iraj Nabipour, Akbar Soltani, Bagher Larijani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Iran
peak muscle mass
reference values
sarcopenia
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2018;volume=9;issue=1;spage=25;epage=25;aulast=Shafiee

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http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2018;volume=9;issue=1;spage=25;epage=25;aulast=Shafiee

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