Identification of muscle weakness in older adults from normalized upper and lower limbs strength: a cross-sectional study

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla (Συγγραφέας), Lucimere Bohn (Συγγραφέας), Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva (Συγγραφέας), André Pereira dos Santos (Συγγραφέας), Marcio Fernando Tasinafo Junior (Συγγραφέας), Ana Claudia Rossini Venturini (Συγγραφέας), Anderson dos Santos Carvalho (Συγγραφέας), David Martinez Gomez (Συγγραφέας), Jorge Mota (Συγγραφέας), Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Abstract Background To propose cut-off points for older adults' weakness for upper and lower limbs muscle strength normalized by body size with the ratio standard/muscle quality and allometric scaling. Methods Ninety-four community-dwelling older adults (69.1% women) were assessed for 49 body-s...