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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Application of Levi's Muscle Index in frailty assessment: comparison of bioimpedance measures among older adults.

Kworweinski Lafontant, David H Fukuda, Estefania Zamarripa, Abigail L Tice, Jethro Raphael M Suarez, Chitra Banarjee, Dahee Kim, Jeffrey R Stout, Joon-Hyuk Park, Rui Xie and 1 more

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Kworweinski LafontantCollege of Health Professions and Sciences, Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
David H FukudaCollege of Health Professions and Sciences, Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Estefania ZamarripaCollege of Health Professions and Sciences, Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Abigail L TiceEMBRACE Lab, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Jethro Raphael M SuarezEMBRACE Lab, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Chitra BanarjeeEMBRACE Lab, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Dahee KimEMBRACE Lab, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Jeffrey R StoutCollege of Health Professions and Sciences, Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Joon-Hyuk ParkWearable Engineering and Assistive Robotics Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Rui XieEMBRACE Lab, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Ladda ThiamwongEMBRACE Lab, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.

Funding

Optimizing a technology-based body and mind intervention to prevent falls and reduce health disparities in low-income populations.R01MD018025 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA · PI THIAMWONG, LADDA · 2022 to 2025
$3.0M
NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD018025
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Abstract

Introduction: Frailty is prevalent among older adults and is characterized by reductions in physical function and muscle quality. Despite the emerging clinical utility of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and phase angle (PhA) as a bioimpedance index, little is known about how bioimpedance indices such as Levi's Muscle Index (LMI), reactance/height (Xc/Height), and resistance/height (R/Height), relate to physical function and frailty. Methods: This cross-sectional study examined 208 community-dwelling older adults (female, Results: PhA ( Conclusion: Results suggest Xc/Height may be the only bioimpedance index indicative of frailty among older adults. Given the variety of assessments used to categorize frailty, these conclusions may be limited to the use of the FRAIL questionnaire; future research should compare LMI and PhA using multiple frailty indices.

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agingBIVAfitness assessmentmuscle qualityphase angle

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