Acta Physiologica Hungarica
Volume/Issue:
Volume 101: Issue 4
Age-related site-specific muscle loss in the thigh and zigzag walking performance in older men and women
Authors:
Takashi Abe

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J.P. Loenneke University of Oklahoma Department of Health and Exercise Science Norman OK USA

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R.S. Thiebaud University of Oklahoma Department of Health and Exercise Science Norman OK USA

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M. Ogawa Toyo Gakuen University Active Aging Research Center Nagareyama, Chiba Japan

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N. Mitsukawa Toyo Gakuen University Active Aging Research Center Nagareyama, Chiba Japan

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488–495
Online Publication Date:
08 Sep 2014
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2014
Article Category:
Journal Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/APhysiol.101.2014.006
Keywords:
aging; gait; skeletal muscle mass; ultrasound; muscle strength
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To investigate the relationships between site-specific muscle loss in the thigh, muscle quality and zigzag walking performance, 40 men and 41 women aged 65–79 years had muscle thickness (MTH) measured by ultrasound at nine sites on the anterior and posterior aspects of the body. Skeletal muscle mass (SM) was estimated from an ultrasoundderived prediction equation. Site-specific thigh sarcopenia was calculated using ultrasound-measured MTH at the anterior/posterior aspects of the thigh (AP-MTH ratio). Zigzag walking time (ZWT) and maximum isometric knee extension (KE) and flexion (KF) torques were measured. Muscle quality (torque/thigh SM) and knee joint strength index (torque/body mass) were calculated. There were no significant correlations between SM index and ZWT. However, AP-MTH ratio was inversely correlated (P < 0.05) to ZWT in men (r = −0.335) and women (r = −0.309). ZWT was also inversely correlated (P < 0.05) to KE-strength index in both sexes (men, r = −0.328; women, r = −0.372). Similarly, ZWT was correlated to KF-strength index (r = −0.497) and muscle quality (r = −0.322) in women, but not in men. After adjusting for age, height and body mass, AP-MTH ratio was inversely correlated to ZWT in men (r = −0.325) and tended to be correlated to ZWT in women (r = −0.263). Zigzag walking performance may be associated with site-specific thigh sarcopenia in older men and women.

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rosivall, László

Honorary Editor(s)-in-Chief): Monos, Emil

Managing Editor(s): Bartha, Jenő; Berhidi, Anna

Co-editor(s): Koller, Ákos; Lénárd, László; Szénási, Gábor

Assistant Editor(s): G. Dörnyei (Budapest), Zs. Miklós (Budapest), Gy. Nádasy (Budapest)

Hungarian Editorial Board

    1. Benedek, György (Szeged)
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    1. Détári, László (Budapest)
    1. Hamar, János (Budapest)
    1. Hantos, Zoltán (Szeged)
    1. Hunyady, László (Budapest)
    1. Imre, Sándor (Debrecen)
    1. Jancsó, Gábor (Szeged)
    1. Karádi, Zoltán (Pécs)
    1. Kovács, László (Debrecen)
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    1. Szelényi, Zoltán (Pécs)
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