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Akito Yoshiko1, Yukie Natsume2, Taeko Makino3
1School of International Liberal Studies, Chukyo University, Toyota, Japan; Department of Sports Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Japan.
Abstract:
This study was performed to identify factors that discriminate muscle echo intensity (EI) among parameters of body composition, physical function and daily physical activity in elderly individuals. A total of 209 men and women (73.7 ± 2.8 y) were evaluated. EI was measured on ultrasonographic axial thigh muscle images. The participants were categorized into the low, mid and high EI groups. We measured the skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and physical functions. The high EI group exhibited a significantly lower SMI, slower 5-m walking time and shorter 6-min walking distance than the low EI group and had a shorter moderate-intensity activity time than the mid EI group. As a result of the discriminant analysis, elderly individuals were categorized into EI groups by SMI, daily activity and physical function. The data indicate that morphologic and functional parameters and the daily activity level help to discriminate higher and lower muscle EI.
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