Correlation between muscle mass, nutritional status and physical performance of elderly people

Objectives: This study evaluated the relationship between the skeletal muscle mass (SMM), obtained by predictive equations, and the body composition, nutritional aspects, functionality and physical performance in elderly people. Methods: The sample consisted of adults aged 65 years or over from the...

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Published in:Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia
Main Authors: Thiago Neves, Carlos Alexandre Fett, Eduardo Ferriolli, Milene Giovana Crespilho Souza, Adilson Domingos dos Reis Filho, Marcela Bomfim Martin Lopes, Neusa Maria Carraro Martins, Waléria Christiane Rezende Fett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405525518300712