Association of change in muscle mass assessed by D3‐creatine dilution with changes in grip strength and walking speed

• Main Authors: Kate A. Duchowny (Author), Katherine E. Peters (Author), Steven R. Cummings (Author), Eric S. Orwoll (Author), Andrew R. Hoffman (Author), Kristine E. Ensrud (Author), Jane A. Cauley (Author), William J. Evans (Author), Peggy M. Cawthon (Author), for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Muscle mass declines with age. However, common assessments used to quantify muscle mass are indirect. The D3‐creatine (D3Cr) dilution method is a direct assessment of muscle mass; however, longitudinal changes have not been examined in relation to changes in other measures of mus...