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

• Main Authors: Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla (Author), Lucimere Bohn (Author), Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva (Author), André Pereira dos Santos (Author), Marcio Fernando Tasinafo Junior (Author), Ana Claudia Rossini Venturini (Author), Anderson dos Santos Carvalho (Author), David Martinez Gomez (Author), Jorge Mota (Author), Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...