Indicators of “healthy aging” in older women (65-69 years of age). A data-mining approach based on prediction of long-term survival. Swindell WR, Ensrud KE, Cawthon PM, Cauley JA, Cummings SR, Miller RA; Study Of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group. Source Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA. wswindel@umich.edu AbstractContinue reading “Indicators of “healthy aging” in older women”
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The importance of healthy weight and muscle maintenance in older women and men for maintained physical functioning with aging
December 2012 Publication year: 2012 Source:Gender Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 6 Both high body fat and low muscle mass have been associated with physical disability in older adults. However, men and women differ markedly in body composition. Men generally have more absolute and relative lean muscle mass and less fat mass than women. Body massContinue reading “The importance of healthy weight and muscle maintenance in older women and men for maintained physical functioning with aging”