The relationship between muscle quality and incidence of falls in older community-dwelling women: An 18-month follow-up study.

CONCLUSION: Low-muscle quality is associated with a higher incidence of falls in older women. These findings provide support for the concept that muscle quality is a clinically meaningful assessment among older people.
PMID: 29935953 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Experimental Gerontology - June 21, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Gadelha AB, Neri SGR, Bottaro M, Lima RM Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research