Body Composition, IGF1 Status, and Physical Functionality in Nonagenarians: Implications for Osteosarcopenia

Objectives Body composition alterations occur during aging. The purpose of the present analysis was to explore the functional consequences of the overlap of sarcopenia and osteoporosis, and the potential role of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) in their development in the oldest old. Setting and Participants Eighty-seven nonagenarians from the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study were included. Measures The definition of sarcopenia was based on...