ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2023
Association of Diaphragm Thickness and Respiratory Muscle Strength With Indices of Sarcopenia.
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- Identifying key diaphragm ultrasound predictors for early screening of respiratory sarcopenia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Sonoelastographic evaluation of diaphragmatic thickness and stiffness in dialysis patients.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Association between diaphragm excursion and whole-body muscle mass in older adults: an observational study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Relationship Between Handgrip Strength and Lung Function in Adults: The Role of Sex and Age.Cureus · 2025Article
- Diaphragm thickness and ICU admission risk in elderly COVID-19 patients: a CT-based analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Descriptive Epidemiology and Prognostic Significance of Diaphragm Thickness in the General Population: The Nagahama Study.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Diaphragm Function and Sarcopenia Assessed by Ultrasound: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Role of Diaphragmatic Ultrasound in Identifying Sarcopenia in COPD Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Evaluating Respiratory Muscle Strength in Sarcopenia Screening among Older Men in South Korea: A Retrospective Analysis.The world journal of men's health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the relationship between respiratory muscle strength, diaphragm thickness (DT), and indices of sarcopenia.
methodsThis study included 45 healthy elderly volunteers (21 male and 24 female) aged 65 years or older. Sarcopenia indices, including hand grip strength (HGS) and body mass index-adjusted appendicular skeletal muscle (ASM/BMI), were measured using a hand grip dynamometer and bioimpedance analysis, respectively. Calf circumference (CC) and gait speed were also measured. Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) were obtained using a spirometer, as a measure of respiratory muscle strength. DT was evaluated through ultrasonography. The association between indices of sarcopenia, respiratory muscle strength, and DT was evaluated using Spearman's rank correlation test, and univariate and multiple regression analysis.
resultsASM/BMI (r=0.609, p<0.01), CC (r=0.499, p<0.01), HGS (r=0.759, p<0.01), and gait speed (r=0.319, p<0.05) were significantly correlated with DT. In the univariate linear regression analysis, MIP was significantly associated with age (p=0.003), DT (p<0.001), HGS (p=0.002), CC (p=0.013), and gait speed (p=0.026). MEP was significantly associated with sex (p=0.001), BMI (p=0.033), ASM/BMI (p=0.003), DT (p<0.001), HGS (p<0.001), CC (p=0.001) and gait speed (p=0.004). In the multiple linear regression analysis, age (p=0.001), DT (p<0.001), and ASM/BMI (p=0.008) showed significant association with MIP. DT (p<0.001) and gait speed (p=0.050) were associated with MEP.
conclusionOur findings suggest that respiratory muscle strength is associated with DT and indices of sarcopenia. Further prospective studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm these findings.
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