Association between relative muscle strength and cardiovascular disease among middle-aged and older adults in China

• Main Authors: Jin-jin Ji (Author), Meng-jie Zhao (Author), Meng-li Xiao (Author), Hui-e Zhang (Author), Qin Tan (Author), Yu-rong Cheng (Author), Fang Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The association between sarcopenia and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well known. However, the clinical diagnosis of sarcopenia is complex and not suitable for early clinical identification and prevention of CVD. Relative muscle strength (RMS) is a relatively quantitative and st...