In a community-based cohort study published in BMC Public Health, researchers studied how anthropometric measures like the waist-calf circumference ratio (WCR), waist circumference (WC), calf ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Calf circumference, higher BMI and age are predictors of falls among older patients on hemodialysis, according ...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of muscle strength-based sarcopenia and to determine possible predictors. A total of 879 elderly subjects, 50.1% of whom were female, were ...

Calf muscle strength may predict the risk of developing dementia Strong calves support healthy blood pressure and brain blood flow Weak calves increase risk of muscle strains and falls in middle age ...