Myostatin/Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass (ASM) Ratio, Not Myostatin, Is Associated with Low Handgrip Strength in Community-Dwelling Older Women

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ID15510673
AuthorsSoo Jeong Choi (0000-0003-3650-0798, Soonchunhyang University), Min Sung Lee (0000-0003-4865-7741, Ewha Womans University), Duk-Hee Kang (Ewha Womans University College of Medicine), Duk‐Hee Kang (0000-0001-8475-8932, Ewha Womans University), Gang Jee Ko (Korea University), Hee‐Sook Lim (0000-0003-0745-8906, Yeonsung University), Byung Chul Yu (0000-0002-2686-1904, Soonchunhyang University), Moo Yong Park (0000-0002-7944-272X, Soonchunhyang University), Jin Kuk Kim (0000-0002-8673-873X, Soonchunhyang University), Chul‐Hee Kim (0000-0002-1911-138X, Soonchunhyang University), Chul-Hee Kim (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon 14854, Korea), Seung Duk Hwang (Soonchunhyang University), Jun Chul Kim (0000-0002-7578-6322, Soonchunhyang University), Chang Won Won (0000-0002-6429-4461, Kyung Hee University, corresponding author), Won Suk An (0000-0003-4015-0284, Dong-A University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue14
Pages7344-7344
Publication date2021-07-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18147344
PMID34299795
OpenAlexW3180923437
LanguageEN
References cited40

Higher serum myostatin levels were related with higher muscle mass and better physical performances in the elderly. Serum myostatin/ASM ratio may be a predictor for physical performance rather than myostatin

Anthropometry · Body mass index · Cohort · Creatinine · Cystatin C · Grip strength · Myostatin · Physical fitness · Physical therapy · Sarcopenia · Skeletal muscle · GDF15 and Related Biomarkers · Medicine · Muscle Physiology and Disorders · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine

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