ReviewBiogerontology2017
Measurement of muscle health in aging.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Long and unsatisfactory sleep associated with poor lower limb composition and physical performance in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Predictability of postural sway: unraveling the impact of simulated somatosensory deficits using a rambling-trembling approach.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
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- Replacing sedentary time for physical activity: Does intensity matter for body composition in oldest-old adults?Journal of sports sciences · 2024Article
- Effects of intermittent hypoxia and whole-body vibration training on health-related outcomes in older adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Single slice thigh CT muscle group segmentation with domain adaptation and self-training.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2023Article
- Multicompartment body composition analysis in older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Age-related change in muscle strength, muscle mass, and fat mass between the dominant and non-dominant upper limbs.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A machine learning approach to identify important variables for distinguishing between fallers and non-fallers in older women.PloS one · 2023Article
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- Effect of hypoxic conditioning on functional fitness, balance and fear of falling in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled trial.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2021Article
- [Measurement and evaluation of the quadriceps muscle mass in young men based on magnetic resonance imaging].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2021Article
- Computed tomography-based skeletal muscle and adipose tissue attenuation: Variations by age, sex, and muscle.Experimental gerontology · 2021Article
- Muscle Performance Changes with Age in Active Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Age-related fatty infiltration of lumbar paraspinal muscles: a normative reference database study in 516 Chinese females.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2020Article
- Relationship between smoking status and muscle strength in the United States older adults.Epidemiology and health · 2020Article
- Exploring the Preventive Effect and Mechanism of Senile Sarcopenia Based on "Gut-Muscle Axis".Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2020Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Muscle health is a critical component in the struggle against physical frailty and the efforts to maintain metabolic health until the limit of chronological age. Consensus opinion is to evaluate muscle health in terms of muscle mass, strength and functional capability. There has been considerable variability in the components of muscle health which have been investigated in addition to variability in the tools of assessment and protocol for measurement. This is in stark contrast to the validated measurement of bone health across the adult life span. The purpose of this review was to identify indices of muscle mass, strength and functional capability most responsive to change with ageing and where possible to provide an estimate of the rate of change. We suggest lean tissue mass (LTM) or skeletal muscle (SM) is best evaluated from the thigh region due to its greater responsiveness to ageing compared to the whole body. The anterior compartment of the thigh region undergoes a preferential age-related decline in SM and force generating capacity. Therefore, we suggest that knee extensor torque is measured to represent the force generating capacity of the thigh and subsequently, to express muscle quality (strength per unit tissue). Finally, we suggest measures of functional capability which allow participants perform to a greater maximum are most appropriate to track age-related difference in functional capacity across the adult lifespan. This is due to their ability encompass a broad spectrum of abilities. This review suggests indices of muscular health for which reference ranges can be generated across the lifespan.
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