ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2021
Comparison of Muscle Density in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults Between a High-Altitude Area (Kunming) and a Low-Altitude Area (Beijing).
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- Association between hip fracture fixation methods and bone mineral density T-value in middle-aged and elderly patients with hip fractures.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
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- Screening of osteoporosis and sarcopenia in individuals aged 50 years and older at different altitudes in Yunnan province: Protocol of a longitudinal cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Normative reference data for body composition in healthy indigenous populations on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background and Purpose: A high-altitude environment was known to have a negative effect on bone and lead to a higher incidence of hip fracture. However, the dependence of muscle composition on altitude is unclear. Thus, we aimed to compare muscle density and area in plateau and low altitude area and to determine the effect of the altitude on these outcomes. Methods: Community dwelling adults over 60 years old living in Beijing (elevation 50 m; 300 subjects,107 men and 193 women) or Kunming (elevation 2000 m; 218 subjects,83 men and 135 women) for more than 10 years were enrolled. Quantitative CT was performed in all subjects and cross-sectional area and attenuation measured in Hounsfield units (HU) were determined for the trunk, gluteus, and mid-thigh muscles. Results: Compared to Beijing, Kunming adults were slimmer (Beijing men Conclusions: Compared with Beijing, the adults in Kunming had higher muscle density of the gluteus maximus and L2 trunk muscles, showing that living at a higher altitude might be beneficial to muscle quality.
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