A simple medical device development according to normative values of calf circumference across ages: results from the Italian Longevity Check‐up 7+ (Lookup 7+) project

• Main Authors: Anna Maria Martone (Author), Francesca Ciciarello (Author), Vincenzo Galluzzo (Author), Riccardo Calvani (Author), Maria Beatrice Zazzara (Author), Matteo Tosato (Author), Hélio José Coelho‐Junior (Author), Emanuele Marzetti (Author), Francesco Landi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Wide consensus exists on the notion that low muscle mass is a predictor of negative health‐related events, such as disability, morbidity, and mortality. Indeed, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 had identified muscle mass as the key component to confirm t...