Factors associated with muscle mass in community-dwelling older people in Singapore: Findings from the SHIELD study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 10; p. e0223222
• Main Authors: Tey, Siew Ling, Chew, Samuel Teong Huang, How, Choon How, Yalawar, Menaka, Baggs, Geraldine, Chow, Wai Leng, Cheong, Magdalin, Ong, Rebecca Hui San, Husain, Farah Safdar, Kwan, Shuyi Charmaine, Tan, Cynthia Yan Ling, Low, Yen Ling, Tan, Ngiap Chuan, Huynh, Dieu Thi Thu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.10.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Aging; Analysis; Anthropometry; Bioelectric impedance; Bioelectricity; Biology and Life Sciences; Body composition; Bone density; Bone mass; Cohort Studies; Communities; Cross-sectional studies; Elderly; Exercise; Female; Females; Health aspects; Humans; Independent Living; Linear Models; Male; Males; Malnutrition; Medicine and Health Sciences; Muscle, Skeletal - anatomy & histology; Muscles; Nutritional status; Older people; Organ Size; People and Places; Physical sciences; Physiological aspects; Public health; Sarcopenia; Singapore; Skeletal muscle; Systematic review; Type 2 diabetes; Vitamin D; Singapore; Thailand; Asia; China; Japan; Taiwan

Aging is associated with low muscle mass and has been linked to adverse health outcomes. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were: (1) to describe anthropometry, body composition, appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI; appendicular skeletal muscle mass/height2), and prevalence of lo...