Skeletal muscle power:  a critical determinant of physical functioning in older adults.
Muscle power declines earlier and more precipitously with advancing age compared with muscle strength. Peak muscle power also has emerged as an important predictor of functional limitations in older adults. Our current working hypothesis is focused on examining lower extremity muscle power as a more discriminant variable for understanding the relationships between impairments, functional limitations, and resultant disability with aging.
Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
Kieran F
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Reid
Roger A
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Fielding
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D053580:Muscle Strength; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D055070:Resistance Training