Relationship between pre-sarcopenia, sarcopenia and bone mineral density in elderly men

Objective: analyze the influence of sarcopenia in bone health of elderly men. Subjects and methods: this cross-sectional study evaluated 198 men aged over 60 years. Body composition was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. The BMD was measured at the femoral neck, total hip, lumbar spine an...

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Main Authors: Pereira, Fernando Borges, Leite, André Ferreira, Paula, Ana Patrícia de
Format: Artigo
Language: English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia 2017
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Online Access: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/29982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2359-3997000000011
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