Skeletal muscle and bone share common embryological origins from mesodermal cell
populations and also display common growth trajectories early in life. Moreover, muscle and …

Falls represent a major public health problem in older people, predominantly due to the
resulting injuries which lead to progressive disability, immobilization and resulting …

With the prevalence of obesity increasing dramatically worldwide over the past several
decades, an increasing body of literature has examined the impact of obesity in the context …

Background. Quantitative diagnostic ultrasound imaging has been proposed as a method of
estimating muscle quality using measures of echogenicity. The Rectangular Marquee Tool …

Background Frailty has become the center of attention of basic, clinical, and demographic
research because of its incidence level and the gravity of adverse outcomes with age …

Background. Deficits in balance and muscle function are important risk factors for falls in
older adults. Aging is associated with significant declines in muscle size and density, but …

Muscle density is a risk factor for fractures in older adults; however, its association with falls
is not well described. After adjusting for biologically relevant confounding factors, a unit …

Abdominal obesity might increase fracture risk. We studied the prospective associations
between waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and hip fracture. The indicators of …

Objectives To assess CT-attenuation of abdominal adipose tissue and psoas muscle as
predictors of mortality in patients with sarcomas of the extremities. Methods Our study was …

More than one-third of adults in the USA are obese and obesity-related disease accounts for
some of the leading causes of preventable death. Mid-life obesity may be a strong predictor …