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Frailty status can predict further lean body mass decline in older adults

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Jung HW et al.
Used Parameters : FFM, BFM
Publication Year : 2014
Country : Korea
Journal : Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Objectives To assess whether frailty is a risk factor for skeletal muscle mass decline in community‐dwelling elderly people. Design Prospective observational cohort study. Setting Seongnam, Gyeongi Province, Korea. Participants Community‐dwelling Koreans aged 65 and older (n= 341). Measurements Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) was used to measure body composition at baseline and 5 years later. Laboratory examination and comprehensive geriatric assessment were performed at both times. Lean mass index (LMI) was defined as …
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