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Grip strength mediates the relationship between muscle mass and frailty

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Choe et al.
Used Parameters : ASMI

Publication Year : 2020

Country : Korea

Journal : Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

Background Although sarcopenia and frailty are important diseases in geriatrics, few studies have investigated the association between the two diseases. Thus, this study aimed to examine the relationship between two components of sarcopenia (muscle mass and muscle function) and frailty. Methods In total, 997 Korean older adults (456 men and 541 women) were included in this cross‐sectional observational study. We used a polynomial linear regression analysis to obtain standardized sex, age, and height‐adjusted appendicular …
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