Association of nutrition and immune-endocrine dysfunction with muscle mass and performance in cognitively impaired older adults

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Fecha de publicación: 16 November 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2017.11.008

Autores: L.Tay, B.P.Leung, S.Wee, K.S.Tay, N.Ali, M.Chan, W.S.Lim.

Background: With lean mass declining early in Alzheimer’s disease, muscle quality beyond quantity is relevant to physical performance. We sought to identify potentially modifiable factors for the differential loss of muscle mass (pre-sarcopenia) and its performance (sarcopenia) in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD).