ArticleNutrients2015
Lean Body Mass Associated with Upper Body Strength in Healthy Older Adults While Higher Body Fat Limits Lower Extremity Performance and Endurance.
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- Muscle Strength, Genetic Risk, and Type 2 Diabetes Among Individuals of South Asian Ancestry: A UK Biobank Study.Journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Prospective associations between muscle strength and genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes with incident type 2 diabetes: a UK Biobank study.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Associations between objectively measured overall and intensity-specific physical activity and phase angle in older adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Sex Differences and Physical Activity Status on the Hamstring: Quadriceps Ratio, Activities of Daily Living, and Functional Movement in Older Adults.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Predictors of Step Length from Surface Electromyography and Body Impedance Analysis Parameters.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Association of Physical Performance, Muscle Strength and Body Composition with Self-Assessed Quality of Life in Hemodialyzed Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Grip strength performance from 9431 participants of the GenoFit study: normative data and associated factors.GeroScience · 2021Article
- Associations between Physical Function, Bone Density, Muscle Mass and Muscle Morphology in Older Men with Sarcopenia: A Pilot Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- The Effect of Age upon the Interrelationship of BMI and Inpatient Health Outcomes.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2019Article
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- Physical activity measured with wrist and ankle accelerometers: Age, gender, and BMI effects.PloS one · 2018Article
- Vitamin D Status, Muscle Strength and Physical Performance Decline in Very Old Adults: A Prospective Study.Nutrients · 2017Observational
- The impact of body composition, pain and resilience on physical activity, physical function and physical performance at 2 months post hip fracture.Archives of gerontology and geriatricsObservational
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Abstract
Impaired strength adversely influences an older person's ability to perform activities of daily living. A cross-sectional study of 117 independently living men and women (age = 73.4 ± 9.4 year; body mass index (BMI) = 27.6 ± 4.8 kg/m²) aimed to assess the association between body composition and: (1) upper body strength (handgrip strength, HGS); (2) lower extremity performance (timed up and go (TUG) and sit to stand test (STS)); and (3) endurance (6-minute walk (SMWT). Body composition (% fat; lean body mass (LBM)) was assessed using bioelectrical impedance. Habitual physical activity was measured using the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire (MLTPA) and dietary macronutrient intake, assessed using 24 h recalls and 3-day food records. Regression analyses included the covariates, protein intake (g/kg), MLTPA, age and sex. For natural logarithm (Ln) of right HGS, LBM (p < 0.001) and % body fat (p < 0.005) were significant (r² = 46.5%; p < 0.000). For left LnHGS, LBM (p < 0.000), age (p = 0.036), protein intake (p = 0.015) and LnMLTPA (p = 0.015) were significant (r² = 0.535; p < 0.000). For SMW, % body fat, age and LnMLTPA were significant (r² = 0.346; p < 0.000). For STS, % body fat and age were significant (r² = 0.251; p < 0.000). LBM is a strong predictor of upper body strength while higher % body fat and lower physical activity are associated with poorer outcomes on tests of lower extremity performance.
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