Reduced upper and lower limb muscle strengths without reduced skeletal muscle in elderly patients with heart failure / Journal of Rural Medicine
Journal of Rural Medicine
; : 8-14, 2023.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-966134
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
This study aimed to characterize the muscle strength and skeletal muscle mass of patients with heart failure by investigating hand-grip strength, five times sit-to-stand (5STS) results, and skeletal muscle mass index (SMI).Materials andMethods:
Muscle strength was assessed based on hand-grip strength and 5STS, while skeletal muscle mass was assessed using a bioelectrical impedance analyzer. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the association between patients with heart failure and healthy elderly individuals.Results:
Hierarchical logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the muscle strength and skeletal muscle mass characteristics in patients with heart failure. Hand-grip strength and 5STS responses but not SMI outcomes differed significantly between the two groups. The results of the hierarchical logistic regression analysis revealed that the hand-grip strength and 5STS were significant predictors of heart failure. The odds ratios for hand-grip strength and 5STS were 1.44 and 0.53, respectively.Conclusion:
Our results suggested that upper and lower limb muscle strengths (handgrip strength and 5STS) in elderly patients with heart failure worsened significantly without a decrease in skeletal muscle mass.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Rural Medicine
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article