Influence of Sarcopenia on the Development of Physical Disability: The Cardiovascular Health Study

To examine the temporal relationship between sarcopenia and disability in elderly men and women.Cardiovascular Health Study, a longitudinal study of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in older people.Four U.S. communities.Five thousand thirty-six men and women aged 65 and older.Whole-body skeletal muscle mass was measured at baseline, and subjects were classified as having normal muscle mass, moderate sarcopenia, or severe sarcopenia...