Improved strength prediction combining clinically available measures of skeletal muscle mass and quality.
Brianna BourgeoisBo FanNeil JohannsenMaria Cristina GonzálezBennett K NgMarkus J SommerJohn A ShepherdSteven B HeymsfieldPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2018)
The hypothesis of the current study was confirmed, strongly supporting and extending earlier reports by quantifying the combined independent effects of skeletal muscle mass and quality on lower-body and upper-body measures of strength. These observations provide a clinically available method for future research aimed at optimizing sarcopenia and frailty risk prediction models.