Bone and skeletal muscle changes in oldest-old women: the role of physical inactivity.
Valentina CavedonChiara MilaneseFabio Giuseppe LaginestraGaia GiuriatoAnna PedrinollaFederico RuzzanteFederico SchenaMassimo VenturelliPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2019)
The results of the present study suggest that the alterations in bone and body composition parameters are exacerbated in the physical inactive oldest-old. These negative effects of physical inactivity are not confined to the locomotor limbs, and a systemic decline of bone and muscle parameters are likely associated with the physical inactivity.