Relationship between strength and muscle mass in middle-aged and elderly women: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Objective: to analyze the relationship between handgrip strength and lower limb strength and the amount of segmental skeletal muscle mass in middle-aged and elderly women. Methods: an observational, cross-sectional, observational study of 540 women aged between 40 and 80 years in the cities...

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Main Author: Souza,Carine Fernandes de (author)
Other Authors: Vieira,Mariana Carmem Apolinário (author), Nascimento,Rafaela Andrade do (author), Moreira,Mayle Andrade (author), Câmara,Saionara Maria Aires da (author), Maciel,Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Muscle Strength
Women
Aging
Body Composition
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232017000500660
Country:Brazil
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