Sylvia Kirchengast Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Healthy Women, Adolescent gynecology, Gynecology
Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse Vienna, Austria
Dr. Sylvia Kirchengast currently working in Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse Vienna, Austria. Research interest- Healthy Women, Gynecology. She has a good track record in managing and developing local teams and competences as well as in growing a profitable business.
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Author(s): Sylvia Kirchengast and Johannes Huber
Age Typical Associations between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Bone Mass among Healthy Women
Human body composition changes through the process of ageing. Beside a well documented increase in fat mass, bone mass and muscle mass decline progressively, resulting in pathologically deceased skeletal muscle mass, i.e. sarcopenia and osteoporosis, in the worst case. Both reduced bone density and reduced muscle mass have dramatic consequences, such as impaired functional performance, increased risk of falls, and consequently, an increased risk of fragility fractures.
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