Abstract:Introduction: There is a strong correlation between the skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and handgrip strength as indicators of sarcopenias. Multivariate methods can be exploited statistical power in determining the association between these correlated heritable indicators.
Methods: We conducted a multivariate candidate-gene study based on data collected from the ongoing Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) cohort, which evaluated the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in 2772 Iranians over 60 years old wit… Show more
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