Muscle Quality and Myosteatosis: Novel Associations With Mortality Risk: The Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES)-Reykjavik Study.
This study shows that muscle composition is associated with mortality risk. These results also show the importance of improving muscle strength and area and lowering muscle adipose tissue infiltration.
PMID: 26643983 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Am J Epidemiol - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Reinders I, Murphy RA, Brouwer IA, Visser M, Launer L, Siggeirsdottir K, Eiriksdottir G, Gudnason V, Jonsson PV, Lang TF, Harris TB, Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES)-Reykjavik Study Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: research