Cutoff points of adiposity anthropometric indices for low muscle mass screening in middle-aged and older healthy women

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 713
• Main Authors: do Nascimento, Rafaela Andrade, Vieira, Mariana Carmem Apolinario, dos Santos Aguiar Goncalves, Rafaella Silva, Moreira, Mayle Andrade, de Morais, Maria Socorro Medeiros, da Camara, Saionara Maria Aires, Maciel, Alvaro Campos Cavalcanti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 20.08.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adipose tissue; Adiposity; Aged women; Aging; Analysis; Anthropometry; Body composition; Body mass index; Body measurements; Data collection; Diagnosis; Ethics; Medical examination; Methods; Middle age; Middle aged women; Mortality; Muscle contraction; Muscle mass; Muscle strength; Muscles; Musculoskeletal diseases; Musculoskeletal system; Obesity; Older people; Physical activity; Physical training; Physiological aspects; Reference values (Medicine); Risk factors; Sarcopenia; Sex hormones; Statistical analysis; Women; Womens health; Brazil

Abstract Background The reduction of female sex hormones causes changes in the contractile properties of muscles as well as infiltration of fat in the muscle tissue. This results in a consequent decline in muscle strength. These changes are related to higher levels of functional impairment and physi...