Assessment of sarcopenia by using ultrasound imaging

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870962
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering; Applied health science
• Research Institution: Kobe Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: FUKUMOTO YOSHIHIRO 神戸学院大学, 総合リハビリテーション学部, 助教 (30636121)
• Research Collaborator: KIMURA MISAKA ; ICHIHASHI NORIAKI ; IKEZOE TOME ; YAMADA YOSUKE ; ASAI TSUYOSHI
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 超音波 / 高齢者 / サルコペニア / 筋内脂肪量

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Muscle thickness was assessed as an index of muscle mass and echo intensity was assessed as an index of intramuscular adipose tissue in older adults by using ultrasound imaging. Study 1 revealed that intramuscular adipose tissue is assosiated with age and exercise habit, but not with physical characteristic or history of smoking.
Study 2 revealed that muscle thickness decreased and intramuscular adipose tissue did not change after 3 year follow-up assessment. Change in intramuscular adipose tissue was associated with change in walking ability during 3 years. However, intramuscular adipose tissue was not associated with changes in other physical functions or history of fall.

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