Aortic calcification is associated with five-year decline in handgrip strength in older women
Abstract
The objective of the study was to determine the association between AAC and neuromuscular function over 5 years. Participants in this study were ambulant women over 70 years old residing in Perth, Western Australia who participated in the Calcium Intake Fracture Outcomes Study, a randomised controlled trial of calcium supplementation. 1046 women (mean age = 74.9 ± 2.6 years; BMI = 27.1 ± 4.4 kg/m
RAS ID
27234
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
12-1-2018
ISSN
1432-0827
Volume
103
Issue
6
PubMed ID
30039226
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Recommended Citation
Rodríguez, A., Lewis, J., Scott, D., Kiel, D., Schousboe, J., Ebeling, P., & Prince, R. (2018). Aortic calcification is associated with five-year decline in handgrip strength in older women. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-018-0458-5
Comments
Rodríguez, A. J., Lewis, J. R., Scott, D. S., Kiel, D. P., Schousboe, J. T., Ebeling, P. R., & Prince, R. L. (2018). Aortic Calcification is Associated with Five-Year Decline in Handgrip Strength in Older Women. Calcified tissue international, 103(6), 589-598. Available here