Differences in lower limb muscle strength and balance ability between sarcopenia stages depend on sex in community-dwelling older adults

• Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 527 - 534
• Main Authors: Kato, Takehiro, Ikezoe, Tome, Tabara, Yasuharu, Matsuda, Fumihiko, Tsuboyama, Tadao, Ichihashi, Noriaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Female; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Hand Strength; Humans; Independent Living; Lower Extremity; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Muscle strength; Muscle Strength - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal; Older people; Original Article; Postural Balance; Sarcopenia; Time and Motion Studies; Women; Sarcopenia; AWGS2019; Motor function; Sex difference

Aim This study aimed to compare motor function between sarcopenia stages with respect to sex in community-dwelling older adults. Methods The participants, comprising 2107 community-dwelling older adults (738 men and 1369 women), were classified into 4 groups and the groups were operationally defined...