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Abdalla PP, Bohn L, da Silva LSL, et al. Identification of muscle weakness in older adults from normalized upper and lower limbs strength: a cross-sectional study. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2021;13(1):161doi: 10.1186/s13102-021-00390-1.
Abdalla, P. P., Bohn, L., da Silva, L. S. L., Dos Santos, A. P., Tasinafo Junior, M. F., Venturini, A. C. R., Dos Santos Carvalho, A., Gomez, D. M., Mota, J., & Machado, D. R. L. (2021). Identification of muscle weakness in older adults from normalized upper and lower limbs strength: a cross-sectional study. BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, 13(1), 161. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-021-00390-1
Abdalla, Pedro Pugliesi, et al. "Identification of muscle weakness in older adults from normalized upper and lower limbs strength: a cross-sectional study." BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation vol. 13,1 (2021): 161. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-021-00390-1
Abdalla PP, Bohn L, da Silva LSL, Dos Santos AP, Tasinafo Junior MF, Venturini ACR, Dos Santos Carvalho A, Gomez DM, Mota J, Machado DRL. Identification of muscle weakness in older adults from normalized upper and lower limbs strength: a cross-sectional study. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2021 Dec 18;13(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s13102-021-00390-1. PMID: 34922598.
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BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2021 Dec 18;13(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s13102-021-00390-1.

Identification of muscle weakness in older adults from normalized upper and lower limbs strength: a cross-sectional study.

BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation

Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla, Lucimere Bohn, Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva, André Pereira Dos Santos, Marcio Fernando Tasinafo Junior, Ana Claudia Rossini Venturini, Anderson Dos Santos Carvalho, David Martinez Gomez, Jorge Mota, Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado

Affiliations

  1. College of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. [email protected].
  2. Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. [email protected].
  3. Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  4. Faculty of Phycology, Education and Sport, University Lusófona of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  5. School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
  6. College of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
  7. Physical Education Course, Paulista University, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
  8. School of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 34922598 DOI: 10.1186/s13102-021-00390-1

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To propose cut-off points for older adults' weakness for upper and lower limbs muscle strength normalized by body size with the ratio standard/muscle quality and allometric scaling.

METHODS: Ninety-four community-dwelling older adults (69.1% women) were assessed for 49 body-size variables (anthropometry, body composition and body indexes), handgrip strength (HGS), one maximum repetition measurement for knee extensors (1RM), isokinetic knee extension peak torque at 60°/s (PT), and six-minute walk test (6MWT). Ratio standard or muscle quality (muscle strength/body size) and allometric scaling (muscle strength/body size

RESULTS: Absolute HGS, 1RM and PT cut-off points were not adequate because they were associated with body size (r > 0.30). But it was corrected with muscle strength normalization according to body size-variables: HGS (n = 1); 1RM (n = 24) and PT (n = 24). The best cut-off points, with the highest area under the curve (AUC), were found after normalization for men: HGS/forearm circumference (1.33 kg/cm, AUC = 0.74), 1RM/triceps skinfold (4.22 kg/mm, AUC = 0.81), and PT/body mass*height

CONCLUSIONS: Upper and lower limbs muscle weakness cut-off points standardized according to body size were proposed for older adults of both sexes. Normalization removes the effect of extreme body size on muscle strength (both sexes) and improves the accuracy to identify weakness at population level (for women, but not in men), reducing the risk of false-negative/positive cases.

© 2021. The Author(s).

Keywords: Allometrically scaled; Disability; Evaluation; Frailty; Function/functional status; Measurement; Sarcopenia; Scaling

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