Correlation between muscle strength and muscle mass, and their association with walking speed, in community-dwelling elderly Japanese individuals

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 11; p. e111810
• Main Authors: Hayashida, Itsushi, Tanimoto, Yoshimi, Takahashi, Yuka, Kusabiraki, Toshiyuki, Tamaki, Junko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.11.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Aging - physiology; Analysis; Asian People; Bioelectricity; Body composition; Communities; Correlation; Female; Geriatrics; Health promotion; Humans; Hygiene; Japan; Knee; Leg; Leg - anatomy & histology; Leg - physiology; Male; Measurement techniques; Medicine and Health Sciences; Men; Mens health; Muscle strength; Muscle Strength - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - anatomy & histology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Nutrition; Older people; Public health; Sarcopenia; Sensors; Sex; Walking; Walking - physiology; Women; Japan

We aimed to assess the correlation between muscle strength and muscle mass based on sex and age, and their association with walking speed, which is a health predictor for independent living, in elderly Japanese individuals. The participants included 318 (111 men, 207 women) community-dwelling elderl...