Background We investigated the association between inflammatory markers and muscle
strength in older adults according to the presence or absence of obesity. Dynapenia is the …

Background & aims A growing number of studies have shown that body fat and inflammation
are associated with age-related changes in body muscle composition. However, most of …

Background Emerging studies have proposed that cytokines secreted following macrophage
polarization may contribute to skeletal muscle aging. The current study primarily aimed to …

Background Chronic inflammation is considered to affect physical performance, muscle
strength and muscle mass, ie measures of sarcopenia. We need to identify a marker of …

Sarcopenia is a multifaceted geriatric syndrome associated with the loss of muscle mass.
We examined the relationship between low muscle mass and inflammatory cytokines in the …

Background Inflammation is implicated in functional decline and the development of
disability in aging. This study aimed to investigate the association of inflammation with …

Background Previous studies have found inflammation, growth factors, and androgen
signaling pathways all contribute to sarcopenia. However, few studies simultaneously have …

Background Chronic low‐grade inflammation has been suggested as one of the key
elements in the development of sarcopenia, but in contrast to disease‐related loss of muscle …

Background There is growing evidence that higher levels of inflammatory markers are
associated with physical decline in older persons, possibly through the catabolic effects of …

Background Obesity, defined by an excess amount of body fat or a percent body fat higher
than 30% for women is a complex chronic disorder with multifactorial etiology and is …