Association of Muscle Endurance, Fatigability, and Strength With Functional Limitation and Mortality in the Health Aging and Body Composition Study

Conclusions:
Muscle endurance, estimated by isokinetic work, is an indicator of muscle health associated with mobility limitation and mortality providing important insight beyond strength testing.

Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - January 12, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Roshanravan, B., Patel, K. V., Fried, L. F., Robinson-Cohen, C., de Boer, I. H., Harris, T., Murphy, R. A., Satterfield, S., Goodpaster, B. H., Shlipak, M., Newman, A. B., Kestenbaum, B., for the Health ABC study Tags: Research Article Source Type: research