Abstract:Demographic data, not only from Brazil, suggests a significant increase in the elderly population for the next decades. Based on this fact, interest in the body composition and strength of this population arises. This study is a quantitative cross-sectional study, originated from a primary project called "Programa Interdisciplinar de Atenção à Saúde do Idoso". Thus, data from the initial phase of this project were used for this descriptive correlational study in order to assess the relationship between muscle … Show more
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