ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2018
Effect of Squat Exercises on Lung Function in Elderly Women with Sarcopenia.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Effect of whole-body vibration stimulation on plasma soluble TNF receptors in elderly with sarcopenia: a randomized controlled trial.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2024Trial
- Muscle Mass Index Decline as a Predictor of Lung Function Reduction in the General Population.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- A review of the components of exercise prescription for sarcopenic older adults.European geriatric medicine · 2022Review
- The interaction effect of grip strength and lung function (especially FVC) on cardiovascular diseases: a prospective cohort study in Jiangsu Province, China.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2022Article
- Effects of resistance training in healthy older people with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2021Review
- Respiratory Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Respiratory Disability: Concepts, Diagnosis, and Treatment.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2021Article
- ICU rehabilitation is associated with reduced long-term mortality from sepsis in patients with low skeletal muscle mass: a case control study.Annals of translational medicine · 2019Article
- Association between CT-Measured Abdominal Skeletal Muscle Mass and Pulmonary Function.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Correlation between grip strength and pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in stroke patients over 50 years of age.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2018Article
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Abstract
We explored whether a mechanically-assisted squat exercise improved muscle mass, muscle function, and pulmonary function in elderly women with or without sarcopenia. In total, 76 community-dwelling elderly subjects (>60 years of age) were screened. We ultimately included 30 subjects who completed more than 80% of the six-week course of mechanically-assisted squat exercises (three days per week, 30 min per day). We measured body composition, lung function, knee extensor strength, hand grip strength, and the 3-min walk distance (3MWD) before and after the exercise program. Subjects with sarcopenia had poor hand grip strength and knee extensor strength, and a slow walking speed. Their lung function parameters, including forced vital capacity (FVC), was lower than those of the controls. After six weeks of squat exercises, the hand grip strength, knee extensor strength, and 3MWD increased significantly in both groups. Appendicular skeletal muscle mass and leg lean mass were increased in subjects without sarcopenia. The FVC (L) increased significantly only in the sarcopenia group (
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