Changes in gluteus maximus muscle shape can act as an early structural marker of metabolic decline," said Marjola Thanaj.

Two-dimensional (2D) shapes are completely flat. They have two dimensions – length and width. A polygon is a closed 2D shape with straight sides that meet at vertices. Polygons can be regular or ...

The shape of the gluteus maximus muscle in the buttocks changes in different ways with aging, lifestyle, frailty, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes, and these changes differ between women and men, ...

The perimeter is the distance around the outside of a 2D shape. The distance can be measured in units like millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres. To work out the perimeter, add up the ...