ArticleClinical interventions in aging2018
Correlation of physical function with the thickness of multiple muscles of the quadriceps femoris in community-dwelling elderly individuals.
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- Exploring the relationship between ultrasound parameters and muscle strength in older adults: a meta-analysis of sarcopenia-related exercise performance.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Relationship between quadriceps muscle architecture and lower limb strength and physical function in older adults community-dwelling individuals: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Reproducibility and feasibility of a handheld ultrasound device compared to a standard ultrasound machine in muscle thickness measurements.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2023Article
- The value of ultrasound measurement of muscle thickness at different sites and shear wave elastography in Parkinson's disease with sarcopenia: a pilot study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Reliability of point-of-care ultrasound for measuring quadriceps femoris muscle thickness.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- Site-Specific Muscle Loss in the Abdomen and Anterior Thigh in Elderly Males with Locomotive Syndrome.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2021Article
- Lower limb muscle strengthening exercises in patients with early-stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case series study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2020Article
- Ultrasound imaging, a stethoscope for body composition assessment.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2020Review
- Assessment of peripheral muscle thickness and architecture in healthy volunteers using hand-held ultrasound devices; a comparison study with standard ultrasound.BMC medical imaging · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to clarify the reference values of muscle thicknesses by age and to elucidate the association of muscle thickness with physical function in a large group of community-dwelling elderly individuals. PARTICIPANTS AND
methodsThe muscle thicknesses of the rectus femoris (RF), vastus intermedius (VI), and quadriceps femoris (QF) in 777 of 831 enrolled elderly individuals were measured by ultrasonography, and physical function was measured using knee extension strength (KES), one-legged stance, walking, Timed Up and Go, and grip strength tests. Muscle thickness data were divided by sex and categorized into 5-year age groups. Differences in muscle thickness and KES among the age groups were examined, and correlations between muscle thickness and physical function test results were compared by age. The non-parametric independent two-sample Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman's correlation coefficients were used in the statistical analysis.
resultsThickness of the RF showed fewer significant differences among all groups and less decreases compared to thickness of the VI in older age groups, especially in men. Thicknesses of the RF, VI, and QF correlated with KES in almost all the thicknesses of muscles in the 65-69 and 70-74 years age groups in men and in almost all age groups in women. The decrease in muscle thicknesses and degree of correlations with aging were different between men and women.
conclusionsReductions in the thicknesses of the muscles and KES differed by age group and sex. Our results could be used for prescribing exercise in community-dwelling elderly individuals of varying ages.
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