Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Shows Muscle Mass Changes during Post-Acute Care Hospitalization in Older Men

A Prospective Cohort Study

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ID15464798
AuthorsDelky Meza-Valderrama (0000-0001-9259-7745, Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid), Ester Marco (0000-0002-3412-0356, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Elena Muñoz-Redondo (0000-0002-6288-0408, Hospital de l'Esperança), Andrea Morgado-Pérez (0000-0002-6162-2191, Hospital de l'Esperança), Marta Tejero Sánchez (Hospital de l'Esperança), Yulibeth Curbelo Peña (Hospital de l'Esperança), Elisabeth De Jaime (Parc de Salut), Lizzeth Canchucaja (Parc de Salut), Frank Meza Concepción (Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid), Stany Perkisas (0000-0002-4192-327X, University of Antwerp), Dolores Sánchez‐Rodríguez (0000-0001-8662-5172, Université Libre de Bruxelles, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue22
Pages15150-15150
Publication date2022-11-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph192215150
PMID36429869
OpenAlexW4309606893
LanguageEN
References cited62

This study aimed to prospectively assess changes in muscle thickness (MT) and the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the rectus femoris (RF) muscle in a cohort of older adults, using musculoskeletal ultrasound at admission and at a 2-week follow-up during hospitalization in a post-acute care unit. Differences in frailty status and correlations of MT-RF and CSA-RF with current sarcopenia diagnostic criteria were also studied. Forty adults aged 79.5 (SD 9.5) years (57.5% women) participated, including 14 with frailty and 26 with pre-frailty. In the first week follow-up, men had a significant increase in MT (0.9 mm [95%CI 0.3 to 1.4], p = 0.003) and CSA (0.4 cm 2 [95%CI 0.1 to 0.6], p = 0.007). During the second week, men continued to have a significant increase in MT (0.7 mm [95%CI 0.0 to 1.4], p = 0.036) and CSA (0.6 cm 2 [95%CI 0.01 to 1.2], p = 0.048). Patients with frailty had lower values of MT-RF and CSA-RF at admission and during the hospitalization period. A moderate-to-good correlation of MT-RF and CSA with handgrip strength, fat-free mass and gait speed was observed. Musculoskeletal ultrasound was able to detect MT-RF and CSA-RF changes in older adults admitted to a post-acute care unit

Cohort · Cohort study · Muscle mass · Physical therapy · Prospective cohort study · Radiology · Sarcopenia · Ultrasound · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Frailty in Older Adults · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Internal Medicine

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