Association of low muscle mass and combined low muscle mass and visceral obesity with low cardiorespiratory fitness.

Previous studies have shown that low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), visceral obesity and low muscle mass may share pathophysiological mechanisms, such as insulin resistance and chronic inflammation. In this study, we investigated whether low CRF is associated with low muscle mass, visceral obesity...

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Main Authors: Tae Nyun Kim, Man Sik Park, You Jeong Kim, Eun Ju Lee, Mi-Kyung Kim, Jung Min Kim, Kyung Soo Ko, Byoung Doo Rhee, Jong Chul Won
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4061126?pdf=render