The Reference Values for Muscle Mass and Strength in Healthy Indian Adults Using Whole-Body Potassium Counter and Isokinetic Dynamometer

The study aims to define the sex‑based reference data for muscle mass and strength among healthy young Indians and to compare the data from the present study with available literature. Healthy Indian adults (n = 100) aged between 18 and 40 years were recruited. The assessment of muscle mass and strength was performed. The body cell mass (BCM), fat‑free mass, and muscle strength parameters were significantly higher among males compared to females (P < 0.001). A comparison of the current study data with the available literature showed that though BCM was comparable, Indians demonstrated a significantly lower isometric peak torque (P < 0.001 for both sexes). These findings suggest that Indians tend to have a lower muscle strength compared to the Western population, despite having a comparable BCM content.

Parámetros de composición corporal en pacientes VIH mediante el análisis de la biompedancia eléctrica

Se han descrito cambios en la composición corporal en pacientes VIH mediante el análisis de la bioimpedancia eléctrica (ABE). Hay pocos estudios que describan estos cambios en la composición corporal en pacientes VIH en Venezuela. Objetivo: Conocer cuáles son las características de la composición corporal de los pacientes VIH (Hospitalizados y Ambulatorios), período enero - agosto 2015. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio descriptivo - transversal. Tres grupos: Hospitalizados: pacVIH-h (n=22), Ambulatorio: pacVIH-a (n=47) y No VIH: Control (n=28). Se registraron género, peso, talla y LCD4+. Mediante ABE se obtuvo: Masa grasa (MG), Tejido adiposo abdominal (TAA), Agua corporal total (ACT), Agua intracelular (AIC), Agua extracelular (AEC), Masa celular corporal (MCC), Masa libre de grasa (MLG), Potasio corporal total (KCT), Ángulo de Fase (AF). Resultados: Peso, IMC, LCD4+ fue menor en pacVIH-h. La MG y TAA fue menor en grupos de pacientes VIH con respecto al Control. No hubo diferencias en Agua Corporal. MMC fue menor en pacVIH-a. AF fue menor en pacVIH. Una correlación significativa entre MG y TAA, y LCD4+. Conclusión: Este estudio ha permitido exponer y reconocer los aspectos relacionados con los cambios en la composición corporal que ocurren en el paciente VIH adulto. La relación entre el compartimento graso y CD4+ permitiría explorar el papel del tejido adiposo en la reconstitución inmune.

Body composition in HIV patients have been assessed previously using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Lack of studies that describes changes in body composition in Venezuelan HIV patients. Objective: To assess body composition characteristic of HIV patients (hospitalized, ambulatory) , period January-August 2015. Methods: Descriptive-transversal study. Three groups: hospitalized: HIV-h (n=22), ambulatory: HIV-a (n=47) and Control (n=28). Gender, weight, height, CD4+ were measured. By BIA: Fat Mass (FM), Abdominal Adipose Tissue (AAT), Total body water (TBW), Intracellular water (ICW), Extracellular water (ECW), Body cell mass (BCM),Free Fat Mass (FFM), Total body potassium (TBK), Phase angle (PA). Results: Weight, BMI, CD4+ were lower in HIV-h. FM and AAT were lower in HIV patients. Water compartment showed no differences. BCM were lower in HIV-a. PA was lower in HIV patients. Significant relationship between FM, ATT and CD4+ was found. Conclusions: This study let us expose and recognize body composition changes that occur in HIV patients. Relationship between FAT, AAT and CD4+ can let us explore the possible role of adipose tissue in immune reconstitution.

A close association of body cell mass loss with disease activity and disability in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association of body cell mass loss with disease activity and disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients. INTRODUCTION: Rheumatoid cachexia, defined as the loss of body cell mass, is important but under-recognized and contributes to morbidity and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: One hundred forty-nine rheumatoid arthritis patients and 53 healthy, non-rheumatoid arthritis control subjects underwent anthropometric measurements of body mass index and waist and hip circumferences. Bioelectrical impedance analysis was used to determine the subjects' body compositions, including fat mass, skeletal lean mass, and body cell mass. The disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis was assessed using C-reactive protein serum, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the 28-joint disease activity score, while disability was evaluated using a health assessment questionnaire. RESULTS: Rheumatoid arthritis patients had lower waist-to-hip ratio (0.86 ± 0.07 vs. 0.95 ± 0.06; p<0.001) and lower skeletal lean mass indexes (14.44 ±1.52 vs. 15.18 ± 1.35; p = 0.002) than those in the healthy control group. Compared with rheumatoid arthritis patients with higher body cell masses, those with body cell masses lower than median had higher erythrocyte sedimentation rates (40.10 ± 27.33 vs. 25.09 ± 14.85; p<0.001), higher disease activity scores (5.36 ± 3.79 vs. 4.23 ± 1.21; p = 0.022) and greater disability as measured by health assessment questionnaire scores (1.26 ± 0.79 vs. 0.87 ± 0.79; p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: The loss of body cell mass is associated with higher disease activity and greater disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Body composition determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis can provide valuable information for a rheumatologist to more rapidly recognize rheumatoid cachexia in rheumatoid arthritis patients.