Difference of the association between low muscle mass and physical inactivity by sex resulting from the choice of the diagnostic criterion for low muscle mass in elderly Koreans.

Physical inactivity was associated with an increased prevalence of low muscle mass in weight-adjusted measures among elderly adults in Korea. Height-adjusted low muscle mass in women is less useful as an indicator of the relationship between low muscle mass and physical inactivity. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2023; 23: 71-77.