Muscle quality, but not muscle thickness, is decreased in different age groups of active older women

• Main Authors: Pedro Lopez (Author), Regis Radaelli (Author), Anderson Rech (Author), Eurico Nestor Wilhelm (Author), Ronei Silveira Pinto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to compare the muscle thickness (MT), muscle quality (MQ), and functionality of two different age groups of active elderly women. Twenty seven older women (between 60 and 80 years old), physically active was dividing in two age groups: old 60-66 years (Old) and old 73-80 ye...