Hospitalization and Change in Body Composition and Strength in a Population-Based Cohort of Older Persons

OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between hospitalization and annual changes in body composition and strength in older adults. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Clinic examinations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or Memphis, Tennessee. PARTICIPANTS: Well‐functioning adults aged 70 to 79 who participated in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. MEASUREMENTS: Hospitalizations were reported at annual clinic visits and in semiannual phone...