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ArticleSpinal cord2017

Severe spasticity in lower extremities is associated with reduced adiposity and lower fasting plasma glucose level in persons with spinal cord injury.

I-Y Jung, H-R Kim, S M Chun, J-H Leigh, H-I Shin

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Article in Spinal cord, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03859960 (The Effects of Spasticity on Glucose Metabolism and Soft Tissue Body Composition in Individuals With Motor Complete and Motor Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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The Effects of Spasticity on Glucose Metabolism and Soft Tissue Body Composition in Individuals With Motor Complete and Motor Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

TypeobservationalSponsorFatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research HospitalRan2014 to 2018Enrolled33ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuriesArmsbody composition, glucose, insulin, glycohemoglobin
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

I-Y JungDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
H-R KimDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, South Korea.
S M ChunDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
J-H LeighDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
H-I ShinDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Seoul National University · KRNational Rehabilitation Center · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designCross-sectional study.

objectivesTo investigate the effects of severe lower extremity spasticity on anthropometric dimensions, body composition and metabolic profiles in persons with chronic motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI).

settingOutpatient clinic.

methodsFifty-five of the 61 participants were divided into two groups (no or mild spasticity group, 28; severe spasticity group, 27) based on the assessment of the extensor muscle spasticity according to the modified Ashworth scale. Anthropometric dimensions (waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR)), body composition (fat mass (FM), body fat percentage (BFP), fat-free mass (FFM), fat-free mass percentage (FFMP), bone mineral density (BMD)) and metabolic profiles (leptin, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglyceride (TG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)) were compared between the two groups with different degree of spasticity.

resultsSpasticity of the extensor muscle group negatively correlated with BFP (r=-0.458, P<0.001). Patients with severe spasticity showed a lower WC and WtHR than those in the no or mild spasticity group (P=0.038, P=0.006, respectively). The FM, BFP, leptin and FPG of the severe spasticity group were significantly lower than those of the patients in the no or mild spasticity group (P=0.003, P<0.001, P<0.001 and P=0.037, respectively). However, no differences in BMD, total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, TG and HbA1c were observed between the groups.

conclusionsThe results of this study suggest that severe spasticity in lower extremities is associated with reduced adiposity and lower FPG levels in persons with chronic motor complete SCI.

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Absorptiometry, PhotonAdiposityAdultBlood Chemical AnalysisBlood GlucoseChronic DiseaseFastingFemaleHumansLower ExtremityMaleMuscle SpasticityOutpatientsSeverity of Illness IndexSpinal Cord InjuriesBlood Glucose

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