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ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2018

Thigh muscle and subcutaneous tissue thickness measured using ultrasound imaging in older females living in extended care: a preliminary study.

Daniella Welch, Laetitia Sungu Ndanyo, Simon Brown, Sandra Agyapong-Badu, Martin Warner, Maria Stokes, Dinesh Samuel

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Article in Aging clinical and experimental research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniella WelchFaculty of Health Sciences, Building 45, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Laetitia Sungu NdanyoFaculty of Health Sciences, Building 45, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Simon BrownFaculty of Health Sciences, Building 45, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Sandra Agyapong-BaduFaculty of Health Sciences, Building 45, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Martin WarnerFaculty of Health Sciences, Building 45, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Maria StokesFaculty of Health Sciences, Building 45, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Dinesh SamuelFaculty of Health Sciences, Building 45, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. d.samuel@soton.ac.uk.
University of Southampton · GBVersus Arthritis · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThigh tissue thickness has not been examined in older females living in extended care in UK as an indicator of musculoskeletal health. This study examined the feasibility of using ultrasound imaging to measure the thickness of superficial (fat) and deep layers (muscle) of the thigh in older females living in extended care.

methodsIn ten older females in extended care (aged 80-98 years, mean 88 ± 6.8; body mass: 56.5 ± 12.6 kg) images of the anterior thigh (dominant) were taken in supine using B-mode ultrasound imaging. Superficial and deep layers were measured and percentage thickness was calculated. Independent t tests compared data from those in extended care to ten sedentary females living independently (aged 80-90 years, mean 84 ± 3.6; body mass: 61.6 ± 10.0 kg).

resultsThickness of the superficial layers was not significantly different between the two groups (CI -0.017 to 0.815, p = 0.059). However, those living in extended care had greater (p < 0.001) muscle thickness (mean 2.75 ± 0.48 cm) than those living independently (mean 1.83 ± 0.3 cm), which was similarly significant when normalised for body mass (extended care 0.51 ± 0.16; independent living 0.30 ± 0.06).

conclusionsThese novel findings showed it is feasible to use ultrasound to measure muscles in older females in extended care and that muscle thickness was larger than in those living independently. The reason for the difference seen between groups would need to be confirmed by a larger study that also examined factors related to risk of sarcopenia and frailty, such as nutrition and physical activity levels.

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Aged, 80 and overBody CompositionFeasibility StudiesFemaleHomes for the AgedHumansIndependent LivingMuscle, SkeletalNursing HomesReproducibility of ResultsSubcutaneous TissueThighUltrasonographyExtended careOlder femalesThigh muscle thicknessUltrasound imaging

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