The Copenhagen Sarcopenia Study: lean mass, strength, power, and physical function in a Danish cohort aged 20-93 years

• Main Authors: Charlotte Suetta (Author), Bryan Haddock (Author), Julian Alcazar (Author), Tim Noerst (Author), Ole M. Hansen (Author), Helle Ludvig (Author), Rikke Stefan Kamper (Author), Peter Schnohr (Author), Eva Prescott (Author), Lars L. Andersen (Author), Ulrik Frandsen (Author), Per Aagaard (Author), Jens Bülow (Author), Peter Hovind (Author), Lene Simonsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite no international consensus on the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia, low lean mass, muscle strength, and physical function are important risk factors for disability, frailty, and mortality in older individuals, as well as in a wide range of patients with muscle loss. Her...