Association between retinal vasculature and muscle mass in older people. Issue 3 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sumukadas, Deepa; McMurdo, Marion; Pieretti, Ilaria; Ballerini, Lucia; Price, Rosemary; Wilson, Peter; Doney, Alex; Leese, Graham; Trucco, Emanuele
• Is Part Of: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. Volume 61:Issue 3(2015:Nov./Dec.)
• Page Start: 425
• Page End: 428
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 305.26
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.08.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-4943

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0040"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Sarcopenia may be linked to cardiovascular disease and arterial stiffness.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">We found sarcopenia was not associated with retinal vasculature size.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">As anticipated larger muscle mass was associated with greater muscle strength.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Unexpectedly we found larger muscle mass associated with smaller retinal artery size.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>