Skeletal Muscle and Mortality Results From the InCHIANTI Study

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Authors

Matteo Cesari · University of the Sacred Heart

M. Pahor · University of Florida

Fulvio Lauretani · Agenzia Regionale di Sanità della Toscana

V. A. G. ZAMBONI · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Stefania Bandinelli

Roberto Bernabei · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Jack M. Guralnik

Luigi Ferrucci

Abstract

Calf skeletal muscle and fat mass are not significant risk factors for mortality in community-dwelling older adults. Walking speed confirmed to be a powerful predictor of health-related events.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Frailty in Older Adults Body Composition Measurement Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Volume 64A, Issue 3, pp. 377-384

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gln031

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