Age‐associated decline of muscle mass, grip strength and gait speed: A 4‐year longitudinal study of 3018 community‐dwelling older <scp>C</scp>hinese

Abstract

Compared with black people and white people, the older Chinese have less muscle mass, weaker grip strength and slower gait speed. Although the rate of loss of ASM was modest, the decline in gait speed was rapid and the decline in grip strength was particularly fast in older Chinese women.