J Korean Endocr Soc.  2007 Feb;22(1):1-7. 10.3803/jkes.2007.22.1.1.

Sarcopenia of the Old Age

• Park SW

• KMID: 2178235
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/jkes.2007.22.1.1

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Sarcopenia*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Current trends and projections of proportion of older adults in Korea, 1970~2030. Reconstructed by using the data from Korea National Statistical Office.

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  Fig. 2 The increasing rectangular survival curve in Korea, 1971-2003. Reconstructed by using the data from Korea National Statistical Office.

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  Fig. 3 Estimation of skeletal muscle mass by whole body scan using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).

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  Fig. 4 A: Regression of muscle mass by age in elderly men and women. From: Melton: Mayo Clin Proc, Volume 75 Supplement. 2000:S10-S13 B: Regression on age of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) among men and women in Rochester, Minnesota.

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  Fig. 5 Prevalence of sarcopenia by appendicular lean mass / height squared (aLM/ht2) and residuals adjusted for height and fat mass in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study: Subjects were 2,984 healthy older adults aged 70 to 79 yrs.

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  Fig. 6 Probability of having no mobility limitations by quartiles of mid-thigh muscle area (upper panel) and knee extensor strength (lower panel: from the highest quartile to the lowest quartile) in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

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  Fig. 7 Knee extensor strength and mortality: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

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  Fig. 8 Mortality risk based on BMI and hand grip strength. Data from 6040 healthy men aged 45 to 68 years at baseline living on Oahu, Hawaii, followed prospectively over 30 years.

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