Allometrically adjusted handgrip strength and chair stand test cut points to identify sarcopenia in older Portuguese adults

• Autors principals: Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla (Autor), Lucimere Bohn (Autor), Jorge Mota (Autor), Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Absolute muscle strength or adjusted by body mass index (BMI) are useful to identify sarcopenia. However, these values are not accurate for older adults with extreme body sizes because the nonlinear relationship between strength and body size. The purpose was to determine cut-off points for identify...