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Examination of the body composition of patients with Werner syndrome using bioelectrical impedance analysis
Fumihiko Tanaka1,2, Masafumi Kuzuya1,2,3
1Department of Clinical Nutrition, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
Aim:
This study performed anthropometric measurements for Werner syndrome (WS) using bioelectrical impedance analysis and compared them with the Japanese reference data.
Methods:
The analytical sample included nine participants with WS (four men, five women, 49.6 ± 9.3 years, SD). The height-corrected appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (SMI), upper- and lower-limb muscle mass index (USMI/LSMI) of the patients with WS were compared with the Japanese reference data (40-79 years). The body mass index, SMI, height-corrected fat mass index (FMI) and fat-free mass index (FFMI) were compared with the reference data of Japanese older adults (65-94 years). The SMIs of WS were also compared with the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia.
Results:
The SMI and USMI/LSMI of all participants with WS were lower than the Japanese reference data corresponding to gender and age, and the rate of decrease was more pronounced for USMI than for LSMI. The body mass index, SMI and FFMI for all the WS cases were lower than those for the older Japanese, while the FMI was higher in men with WS but lower in women than the reference data of the older Japanese. The SMI was below the cut-off value for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in all patients with WS.
Conclusion:
The SMI for WS is comparable with that for sarcopenia and significantly lower than that for healthy individuals of the same age and older adults. The USMI was significantly lower than LSMI in patients with WS, and FMI was higher in male patients with WS and lower in women than in healthy older people. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22: 75-80.
