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Dose-response relationships of sarcopenia parameters with incident disability and mortality in older Japanese adults.

Satoshi SeinoAkihiko KitamuraTakumi AbeYu TaniguchiHiroshi MurayamaHidenori AmanoMariko NishiYu NofujiYuri YokoyamaMiki NaritaShoji ShinkaiYoshinori Fujiwara
Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2022)
Disability risk was more dependent on muscle strength and physical performance in both sexes. Mortality risk in men was more dependent on muscle mass, and mortality risk in women was influenced by lower fat mass along with muscle strength and physical performance. Although improving muscle strength and physical performance should be the first target for health promotion, it is also necessary to pay attention to body composition to extend life expectancy in older adults.
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