The influence of muscle size and density, as well as subcutaneous adipose tissue, on mortality risk in elderly women across different age groups
In elderly women aged over 80 with HF, it was the size-not the density-of the gluteal muscles and surrounding SAT that was associated with mortality rates.
Authors
- Yangtong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9835-578X)
- Jing Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2163-5427)
- Yuehua Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8028-248X)
- Rui Jiang
- Y. Hu
- Haoyan Yu
Institutions
- Soochow University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09196-5
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00