ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2019
Application of current sarcopenia definitions in spinal cord injury.
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- The shared molecular mechanism of spinal cord injury and sarcopenia: a comprehensive genomics analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity and Factors Influencing Body Composition in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury in Japan.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Sarcopenic Obesity in Individuals With Neurodisabilities: The SarcObeNDS Study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Observational
- Waist circumference cutoff identifying risks of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease in men with spinal cord injury.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveLittle is known about how appropriate the working definitions of sarcopenia are in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). This study aimed to evaluate the application of current sarcopenia definitions in SCI.
methodsWe compared 31 complete SCI men with 33 able-bodied age matched subjects. All were examined by whole body DXA (Norland XR 36, USA) regarding muscle and fat mass and by peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT XCT-3000, Germany) in 66% of tibia's length (muscle cross sectional area, (CSA) in mm
resultsWe found lower values on RASM (p<0.001), and SMI (p<0.001) compared to controls in SCI and difference in the rate of sarcopenia according to sarcopenia definitions. CSA was significantly decreased in SCI (p<0.001) and correlation with duration of paralysis was weak.
conclusionCurrent functional definitions of sarcopenia classify different individuals as sarcopenic. Sarcopenia was more prevalent in SCI. The sensitivity and specificity of using these measurements in SCI remain unclear.
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