Knee flexor and extensor torque ratio in elderly men and women with and without obesity: a cross-sectional study.

Valentina MuolloAndrea ZignoliLaura GhiottoChiara MilaneseMauro ZamboniFederico SchenaAndrea Petronio Rossi

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2021)

The KF torque and KF/KE ratio decline with aging and with OB. In all groups, the KF/KE ratio was below the joint stability threshold. Thus, exercise physiologists should include exercises designed to train both KE and KF in older subjects with OB.

Keyphrases

middle aged
physical activity
community dwelling
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
total knee arthroplasty
weight loss