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Sex-specific associations between cardiovascular risk factors and physical function: the Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study.

Ayse ZenginMícheál Ó BreasailCamille M PearseLanding M JarjouRamatoulie E JanhaModou JobeAnn PrenticeCyrus CooperPeter R EbelingKate A Ward
Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2022)
Multiple risk factors for CVD were associated with poorer physical function in men and were mediated by FMI. There is a need to identify strategies to slow/prevent the rising CVD burden and poor physical function in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • cardiovascular disease
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • bone mineral density
  • risk factors
  • soft tissue
  • bone regeneration
  • bone loss