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Laura A. Schaap

Assistant professor, Department of Health Sciences, Section Nutrition and Health, VU …
Verified email at vu.nl
Cited by 7838

Adiposity, muscle mass, and muscle strength in relation to functional decline in older persons

LA Schaap, A Koster, M Visser - Epidemiologic reviews, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Aging is associated with changes in body composition and muscle strength. This review
aimed to determine the relation between different body composition measures and muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of muscle function and physical performance in daily clinical practice: a position paper endorsed by the European Society for Clinical and …

…, R Roller-Wirnsberger, LA Schaap… - Calcified tissue …, 2019 - Springer
It is well recognized that poor muscle function and poor physical performance are strong
predictors of clinically relevant adverse events in older people. Given the large number of …

Consequences of sarcopenia

M Visser, LA Schaap - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2011 - geriatric.theclinics.com
This article discusses the consequences of sarcopenia in older persons. The focus is on
three specific consequences:(1) functional status,(2) falls, and (3) mortality. The described …

Inflammatory markers and loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) and strength

LA Schaap, SMF Pluijm, DJH Deeg, M Visser - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to investigate whether high levels of serum
interleukin (IL)-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), and α1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) were associated with …

Higher inflammatory marker levels in older persons: associations with 5-year change in muscle mass and muscle strength

LA Schaap, SMF Pluijm, DJH Deeg… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background There is growing evidence that higher levels of inflammatory markers are
associated with physical decline in older persons, possibly through the catabolic effects of …

Associations of sarcopenia definitions, and their components, with the incidence of recurrent falling and fractures: the longitudinal aging study Amsterdam

LA Schaap, NM Van Schoor, P Lips… - The Journals of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The aim was to investigate the associations of sarcopenia as defined by
European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) and Foundation for the …

Sarcopenia definition: the position statements of the sarcopenia definition and outcomes consortium

…, H Arai, BC Clark, F Landi, LA Schaap… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES To develop an evidence‐based definition of sarcopenia that can facilitate
identification of older adults at risk for clinically relevant outcomes (eg, self‐reported mobility …

[HTML][HTML] Self-reported impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nutrition and physical activity behaviour in Dutch older adults living independently

M Visser, LA Schaap, HAH Wijnhoven - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim was to explore the self-reported impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nutrition and
physical activity behaviour in Dutch older adults and to identify subgroups most susceptible …

Inflammation and race and gender differences in computerized tomography‐measured adipose depots

…, SB Kritchevsky, LH Kuller, M Pahor, LA Schaap… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A growing body of evidence has consistently shown a correlation between obesity and chronic
subclinical inflammation. It is unclear whether the size of specific adipose depots is more …

The association of sex hormone levels with poor mobility, low muscle strength and incidence of falls among older men and women

LA Schaap, SMF Pluijm, JH Smit… - Clinical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this study was to examine whether low levels of oestradiol and
testosterone are associated with impaired mobility, low muscle strength and the incidence of …