Open AccessCut-off Values for Lower Limb Muscle Thickness to Detect Low Muscle Mass for Sarcopenia in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Yoshihiro Fukumoto,
Tome Ikezoe,
Masashi Taniguchi,
Yosuke Yamada,
Shinichiro Sawano,
Seigo Minani,
Tsuyoshi Asai,
Misaka Kimura,
Noriaki Ichihashi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s304972
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , muscle mass , physical medicine and rehabilitation , muscle strength , anatomy
Ultrasound-based prediction methods for the detection of low muscle mass for sarcopenia in older adults have been explored previously; however, the muscle that most accurately predicts it is unclear. This study aimed to clarify prediction accuracy and cut-off values for ultrasound-derived thigh and lower leg muscle thickness (MT) to detect low skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) in older adults and to estimate cut-off values based on two standard deviations (SD) below younger adult means for the corresponding muscles as an early detection tool for site-specific low muscle mass.