TY - GEN
T1 - A proposal for a standard value of muscle cross-sectional area of the thigh in Japanese adults
AU - Ishiuchi, Manami
AU - Fukumoto, Kiyotaka
AU - Muraki, Satoshi
AU - Fukuda, Osamu
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The muscle cross-sectional area in the thigh decreases with aging, which lowers the capacity to carry out activities of daily living (ADL). In the present study, we tried to make a standard value for evaluating the muscle area of the thigh, considering sex, age and body size. Muscle cross-sectional areas of the thigh in 606 Japanese adults (257 males and 349 females) were measured using an ultrasound evaluation system. Because height and weight were related to age and muscle area, we proposed measured muscle area (cm2) × height (m)/weight (kg) as an index for evaluating muscle area. In both sexes, this index decreased with aging, and especially in females, the reduction was accelerated beyond 50 years old. These standard values should be useful for middle-aged and elderly people to prevent them from exhibiting a decrease in capacity to carry out ADL and becoming bedridden.
AB - The muscle cross-sectional area in the thigh decreases with aging, which lowers the capacity to carry out activities of daily living (ADL). In the present study, we tried to make a standard value for evaluating the muscle area of the thigh, considering sex, age and body size. Muscle cross-sectional areas of the thigh in 606 Japanese adults (257 males and 349 females) were measured using an ultrasound evaluation system. Because height and weight were related to age and muscle area, we proposed measured muscle area (cm2) × height (m)/weight (kg) as an index for evaluating muscle area. In both sexes, this index decreased with aging, and especially in females, the reduction was accelerated beyond 50 years old. These standard values should be useful for middle-aged and elderly people to prevent them from exhibiting a decrease in capacity to carry out ADL and becoming bedridden.
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U2 - 10.1201/b11932-42
DO - 10.1201/b11932-42
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84859841437
SN - 9780415684149
T3 - Ergonomics in Asia: Development, Opportunities, and Challenges - Selected Papers of the 2nd East Asian Ergonomics Federation Symposium, EAEFS 2011
SP - 241
EP - 246
BT - Ergonomics in Asia
PB - CRC Press
T2 - 2nd East Asian Ergonomics Federation Symposium, EAEFS 2011
Y2 - 4 October 2011 through 8 October 2011
ER -