Muscle quality is associated with dynamic balance, fear of falling, and falls in older women

Exp Gerontol. 2018 Apr:104:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.01.003. Epub 2018 Jan 9.

Authors

André Bonadias Gadelha¹, Silvia Gonçalves Ricci Neri¹, Otávio Toledo Nóbrega², Juscélia Cristina Pereira³, Martim Bottaro¹, Andrew Fonsêca¹, Ricardo M Lima⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
² Medical Faculty, University of Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
³ Federal Institute of Education of Triângulo Mineiro, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
⁴ College of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. Electronic address: ricardomoreno@unb.br.

PMID: 29329971
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.01.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fear / psychology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Muscle Strength
Muscle, Skeletal / diagnostic imaging
Muscle, Skeletal / physiology*
Organ Size
Postural Balance / physiology*
Self Report
Ultrasonography