ReviewArchives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation2021
Associations Between Measures of Physical Activity and Muscle Size and Strength: A Systematic Review.
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- Physical Activity Types and Sarcopenia Components Among Middle-Aged and Older People: A Cross-Sectional Study.Calcified tissue international · 2026Article
- Dietary Diversity, Dietary Patterns, and Cardiometabolic Health in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Influence of biological sex and training history on force production and its variability in humans.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Innovative stimulated muscle contraction signals based digital muscle marker: a reliable tool for assessing muscle in persons with stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The trajectory of cancer-related fatigue throughout lung cancer treatment and its association with physical activity.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of cognitive frailty in older patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Reliability and Inter-Device Agreement Between a Portable Handheld Ultrasound Scanner and a Conventional Ultrasound System for Assessing the Thickness of the Rectus Femoris and Vastus Intermedius.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Influence of infection control for COVID-19 on nutrition in relatively healthy Japanese HD patients: a retrospective observational study.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2025Observational
- From Inactivity to Activity: Passive Wheelchair Bike Rides Increase Trapezius Muscle Activity in Non-Ambulant Youth with Disabilities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparison of physical activity, sedentary time, and physical fitness among Chinese children and adolescents in Qinghai between 2019 and 2023.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Lower-extremity muscle strength is associated with prognosis in patients with advanced or recurrent lung cancer: a retrospective, observational study.BMC cancer · 2025Observational
- Higher Levels of Serum Leptin Are Linked with a Reduction in Gait Stability: A Sex-Based Association.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- Isokinetic assessment of muscle function according to physical activity level and cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults aged 20 to 80 years.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025Article
- Association between mid-upper arm circumference and perceived stress in Chinese adults and older adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Does the Instability of Pertrochanteric Fractures in the Elderly Correlate With Weakened Gluteal Muscles?Cureus · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether physical activity is associated with lower limb muscle size and strength within the general population. DATA SOURCES: Six databases were systematically searched from inception using 3 main constructs: lower extremity, muscle volume, and muscle strength. STUDY SELECTION: Studies that measured physical activity (using either objective or subjective measurements), lower limb muscle size, and strength were included. Available discrete group data were standardized using previously published age- and sex-specific normative values prior to analysis. DATA EXTRACTION: The final analysis included 47 studies from an initial yield of 5402 studies. Standardized scores for outcome measures were calculated for 97 discrete groups. DATA SYNTHESIS: As anticipated, lower limb muscle size was positively correlated with lower limb muscle strength (
conclusionsThis review identified that objective measures of physical activity are moderately associated with lower limb muscle size and muscle strength and can, therefore, be used to predict muscle changes within the lower limbs associated with exercise-based rehabilitation programs.
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