Associations of sit-up ability with sarcopenia classification measures in Japanese older women

Abe, Takashi; Yaginuma, Yu; Fujita, Eiji; Thiebaud, Robert S.; Kawanishi, Masashi; Akamine, Takuya

doi:10.1556/1646.8.2016.4.7

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“…The sit-up test was measured using the method described by Abe et al [ 34 ]. Subjects lay on a mat in a supine position with the knees bent at an angle of approximately 90°.…”

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The Association between Health Literacy and Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

et al. 2020

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The association between gait speed, a vital health outcome in older adults, and health literacy, an important health promotion aspect, is unclear. This study examined the relationship of gait speed with health literacy, physical function, and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults. The subjects were 240 older adults (52 men, mean age 73.8 ± 6.0 years). Gender, age, and education were self-reported, while height and weight were measured directly. Health literacy was evaluated using Communicative and Critical Health Literacy (CCHL). Grip strength, knee extension strength, toe-grip strength, sit-up test, sit-and-reach test, one-leg stance test time, 30-s chair-stand test (CS-30), and normal gait speed were measured. Subjects were divided into two groups based on normal gait speed—fast (speed ≥ 1.3 m/s) and slow (<1.3 m/s). In the logistic regression analysis, the dependent variable was normal gait speed (fast/slow). Four logistic regression models were utilized to determine whether health literacy affects gait speed. Height and CCHL were found to independently affect gait speed. That health literacy influences gait speed is a new discovery.

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“…The sit-up test was measured using the method described by Abe et al [ 34 ]. Subjects lay on a mat in a supine position with the knees bent at an angle of approximately 90°.…”

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The Association between Health Literacy and Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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“…Grip strength and knee extension strength were used to determine participants’ physical performance, as described in Abe et al [ 14 ]. Participants gripped a hand grip dynamometer (T.K.K.58401, Takei Scientific Instruments Co., Ltd., Niigata, Japan) as hard as possible and grip strength were recorded.…”

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Association of Low Bone Mass with Decreased Skeletal Muscle Mass: A Cross-Sectional Study of Community-Dwelling Older Women

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This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of skeletal muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance among community-dwelling older women. Data were collected from 306 older adults, and the data of 214 older women were included in the final analysis. Participants’ calcaneus bone mass was measured using ultrasonography. Based on their T-scores, participants were divided into the following three groups: normal (T-score > −1), low (−2.5 < T-score ≤ −1), and very low (T-score ≤ −2.5) bone mass. Further, participants’ skeletal muscle mass, muscle strength (grip and knee extension strength), and physical performance [gait speed and timed up and go (TUG)] were measured. Arm skeletal muscle index (SMI, skeletal muscle mass/height2), leg SMI, and appendicular SMI in the very low bone mass group were low compared to those of the low bone mass group (p = 0.034, p = 0.011, and p = 0.009, respectively). Grip and knee extension strength, gait speed, and TUG were not significantly different between the groups. These findings suggest that older women with low bone density had decreased skeletal muscle mass. Therefore, maintaining or improving skeletal muscle mass may prevent low bone mass.

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“…The grip strength was measured with a hand grip dynamometer (T.K.K.58401, Takei Scientific Instruments Co., Ltd., Niigata, Japan) to assess upper limb muscle strength as described by Abe et al [ 11 ]. The measurements were taken for both upper limbs, and the mean value was used for analysis.…”

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Effect of Skeletal Muscle and Fat Mass on Muscle Strength in the Elderly

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It is important for elderly people to maintain or improve muscle strength and for clinicians to know the factors that affect muscle strength. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of fat mass (FM) and skeletal muscle mass (SMM) on muscle strength. The participants included 192 community-dwelling elderly women. The SMM and FM, grip strength, and knee extension strength were measured. Data were evaluated using stepwise multiple linear regression analysis, which was performed with grip or knee extension strength as a dependent variable and the SMM and FM of the upper and lower limbs as the independent variables. The SMM and FM of the upper limbs were associated with grip strength, whereas the SMM but not the FM of the lower limbs was associated with knee extension strength. These findings suggest that there may be thresholds for the SMM/FM ratio to affect muscle strength.

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Associations of sit-up ability with sarcopenia classification measures in Japanese older women

Cited by 20 publications

References 27 publications

The Association between Health Literacy and Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

The Association between Health Literacy and Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Association of Low Bone Mass with Decreased Skeletal Muscle Mass: A Cross-Sectional Study of Community-Dwelling Older Women

Effect of Skeletal Muscle and Fat Mass on Muscle Strength in the Elderly

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