Quadriceps sarcopenia and visceral obesity are risk factors for postural instability in the middle-aged to elderly population.

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Published in Geriatr Gerontol Int on February 19, 2010

Authors

Masayuki Ochi1, Yasuharu Tabara, Tomoko Kido, Eri Uetani, Namiko Ochi, Michiya Igase, Tetsuro Miki, Katsuhiko Kohara

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ehime Proteo-Medicine Research Center, Ehime Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.

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