The validity of Sarcopenia classification in elderly Japanese

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24590823
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: Osaka Medical College
• Principal Investigator: Tanimoto Yoshimi 大阪医科大学, 医学部, 非常勤講師 (70411345)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: サルコペニア / 健康寿命 / 介護予防 / 縦断研究 / 地域高齢者 / 介入研究 / 加速度トレーニング / 生活機能

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Subjects were 415 community-dwelling Japanese, 65 years or older at baseline. Outcome events in this study were defined as new onset of death, had moved, had been institutionalization, had been hospitalized or Certification of Needed Long-Term Care followed up for 2 years. Sarcopenia was defined by muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance which classification is based on the recommendations of EWGSOP and AWGS. Sarcopenia was associated with outcome events for 2 years later that is “The end of healthy life expectancy”.
Second study was performed to examine the effect of acceleration training against frailty in the community-dwelling elderly Japanese. We examined 111 subjects. They performed regular exercise on the acceleration training machine for 6 months. We revealed that acceleration training showed improvements about functional status in higher-level competence and dietary variety.

Free Research Field

高齢期の介護予防