Three-Year Body Composition Variations in Elderly Subjects
Raguso, C.A.; Steiner, A.S.; Paoloni-Giacobino, A.; Roynette, C.E.; Pichard, C. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2004 · Heft 2 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: Cross sectional data show that aging is associated to sarcopenia. The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare longitudinal body composition changes between over-65y and over-75y old healthy subjects. The role of physical activity (PA) on body composition was also analyzed. Method: Body composition was measured by DEXA (Hologic QDR-4500, Enhanced Whole Body 8.26a software version) at time 0 (T0) and 3 years later (T3). PA was evaluated by means of a standard questionnaire (1). Subjects were considered active if >10% of their energy expenditure was related to intense exercise (2). Statistical diff…
