Body composition changes over 9 years in healthy elderly subjects and impact of physical activity

Genton Graf, Laurence; Karsegard, Véronique; Chevalley, Thierry; Kossovsky, Michel; Darmon, Patrice; Pichard, Claude

doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2011.01.009

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English

Body composition changes over 9 years in healthy elderly subjects and impact of physical activity

ContributorsGenton Graf, Laurence

; Karsegard, Véronique; Chevalley, Thierry; Kossovsky, Michel; Darmon, Patrice; Pichard, Claude

Published inClinical nutrition, vol. 30, no. 4, p. 436-442

Publication date2011

Abstract

Age-related changes of body composition affect health status. This study aims at clarifying body composition changes in healthy elderly subjects, and evaluating the impact of physical activity on these changes.

Keywords

Absorptiometry, Photon
Aged
Aging/physiology
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Electric Impedance
Energy Metabolism
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Status
Humans
Male
Motor Activity
Potassium/analysis
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research group

Nutrition clinique (597)

Citation (ISO format)

GENTON GRAF, Laurence et al. Body composition changes over 9 years in healthy elderly subjects and impact of physical activity. In: Clinical nutrition, 2011, vol. 30, n° 4, p. 436–442. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2011.01.009

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Identifiers

PID : unige:24429
DOI : 10.1016/j.clnu.2011.01.009
PMID : 21324569

ISSN of the journal0261-5614

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Body composition changes over 9 years in healthy elderly subjects and impact of physical activity

Age-related changes of body composition affect health status. This study aims at clarifying body composition changes in healthy elderly subjects, and evaluating the impact of physical activity on these changes.

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