Changes in Body Composition According to Age and Sex among Young Non-Diabetic Korean Adults: The Kangbuk Samsung Health Study.
Seul Ki KimYu Hyun KwonJung Hwan ChoDa Young LeeSe Eun ParkHyung Geun OhCheol Young ParkWon Young LeeKi Won OhSung Woo ParkEun Jung RheePublished in: Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) (2017)
Even in this relatively young study population, the lean mass decreased significantly with age, and the risk of a rapid decrease in lean mass was higher among women than among men. Furthermore, the elderly exhibited a significantly more rapid decrease in lean mass, compared with younger participants.