Journal article
Greater Skeletal Muscle Fat Infiltration Is Associated With Higher All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Older Men
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle fat infiltration (myosteatosis) increases with aging, and has been associated with poor metabolic and musculoskeletal health, independent of overall adiposity. Studies examining the relationship of myosteatosis and mortality among older individuals recruited without regard to their health status are sparse.
METHODS: We evaluated the association of peripheral computed tomography measured calf myosteatosis …
Authors
Miljkovic I; Kuipers AL; Cauley JA; Prasad T; Lee CG; Ensrud KE; Cawthon PM; Hoffman AR; Dam T-T; Gordon CL
Journal
The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Vol. 70, No. 9, pp. 1133–1140
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
September 2015
DOI
10.1093/gerona/glv027
ISSN
1079-5006