[HTML][HTML] Decreased muscle mass and increased central adiposity are independently related to mortality in older men
SG Wannamethee, AG Shaper, L Lennon… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background: Aging is associated with significant changes in body composition. Body mass
index (BMI; in kg/m 2) is not an accurate indicator of overweight and obesity in the elderly.
Objective: We examined the relation between other anthropometric indexes of body
composition (both muscle mass and body fat) and all-cause mortality in men aged 60–79 y.
Design: The study was a prospective study of 4107 men aged 60–79 y with no diagnosis of
heart failure and who were followed for a mean period of 6 y, during which time there were …
index (BMI; in kg/m 2) is not an accurate indicator of overweight and obesity in the elderly.
Objective: We examined the relation between other anthropometric indexes of body
composition (both muscle mass and body fat) and all-cause mortality in men aged 60–79 y.
Design: The study was a prospective study of 4107 men aged 60–79 y with no diagnosis of
heart failure and who were followed for a mean period of 6 y, during which time there were …