Body fat and skeletal muscle mass in relation to physical disability in very old men and women of the Framingham Heart Study.

Visser, M

Body fat and skeletal muscle mass in relation to physical disability in very old men and women of the Framingham Heart Study. [electronic resource] - The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences May 1998 - M214-21 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1079-5006

10.1093/gerona/53a.3.m214 doi


Absorptiometry, Photon
Activities of Daily Living
Adipose Tissue--anatomy & histology
Aged--physiology
Aged, 80 and over--physiology
Alcohol Drinking
Body Composition
Cohort Studies
Confidence Intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Persons with Disabilities
Educational Status
Estrogen Replacement Therapy
Female
Hand Strength
Humans
Male
Massachusetts
Muscle, Skeletal--anatomy & histology
Odds Ratio
Organ Size
Risk Factors
Sex Characteristics
Smoking
Surveys and Questionnaires