Arvandi, Marjan; Strasser, Barbara; Meisinger, Christa; Volaklis, Konstantinos; Gothe, Raffaella Matteucci; Siebert, Uwe; Ladwig, Karl Heinz; Grill, Eva; Horsch, Alexander; Laxy, Michael; Peters, Annette; Thorand, Barbara (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-30)
Background: Reduced muscular strength in the old age is strongly related to activity impairment and mortality.
However, studies evaluating the gender-specific association between muscularity and mortality among older adults
are lacking. Thus, the objective of the present study was to examine gender differences in the association between
muscular strength and mortality in a prospective population-based ...