Muscle function outweighs appendicular lean mass in predicting adverse outcomes: Evidence from Asian longitudinal studies
Shu Zhang,
Li-Ning Peng,
Wei-Ju Lee,
Yukiko Nishita,
Rei Otsuka,
Hidenori Arai,
Liang-Kung Chen
Affiliations
Shu Zhang
Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan
Li-Ning Peng
Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Wei-Ju Lee
Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuanshan Branch, Yilan, Taiwan
Yukiko Nishita
Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan
Rei Otsuka
Department of Epidemiology of Aging, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan
Hidenori Arai
Corresponding author at: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan.; National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan
Liang-Kung Chen
Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Taipei Municipal Gan-Dau Hospital (Managed by Taipei Veterans General Hospital), Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author at: Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.
