Background Aging is accompanied with a progressive deterioration of skeletal muscle mass
(SMM) and muscle function, also termed sarcopenia. Methods The aim was to describe …

Resistance exercise training (RET) can be applied effectively to increase muscle mass and
function in older adults (65–75 years). However, it has been speculated that older adults …

Background. Muscle mass index has long been used as a useful index to evaluate the risks
of developing functional impairments. However, there is evidence that other indexes …

Skeletal muscle power decreases earlier than muscle strength with advancing age and is
more strongly associated with functional test performance than muscle strength in elderly …

Background Depression and anxiety are the leading mental health problems worldwide;
depression is ranked as the leading cause of global disability with anxiety disorders ranked …

Background Sarcopenic obesity aims to capture the risk of functional decline and
cardiometabolic diseases, but its operational definition and associated clinical outcomes …

Widely used in daily practice, handgrip strength (HGS) is a low cost, easy-to-use, and
portable test to assess overall muscle and physical function. It can be used as a stand-alone …

Background: the relationship between muscle mass and physical performance has not been
consistent among studies. Objective: to clarify the relationship between muscle mass and …

Abstract Background In 2018, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
(EWGSOP) updated the definition and the diagnosis criteria of sarcopenia. Previous …

To the best of our knowledge, none of Taiwanese studies on the relationship between
physical activity (PA) and sarcopenia by the latest 2019 Asian Working Group for …