Abidin NZ. Comparison of Muscle, Bone and Fat Indices between Stages of Sarcopenia in Postmenopausal Malaysian Women.
Malays J Med Sci 2023;
30:91-105. [PMID:
37928789 PMCID:
PMC10624439 DOI:
10.21315/mjms2023.30.5.8]
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Abstract
Background
The cumulative health impact of sarcopenia when it overlaps with obesity and osteoporosis is poorly understood. This cross-sectional study compared the muscle, bone and fat indices between stages of sarcopenia and determined the association of sarcopenia stages with adiposity and bone density in Malaysian postmenopausal women.
Methods
One hundred and thirty-six postmenopausal Malaysian women from Semenyih and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia participated in the study. Muscle mass and body fat percentages (BFP) were assessed using a bioelectrical impedance analyser. Bone density was assessed using quantitative calcaneal ultrasonography. Handgrip strength (HGS) was assessed using a handgrip dynamometer. Gait speed was assessed using the 6-m walk test. The sarcopenia stage was classified into pre-sarcopenia, sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia.
Results
The overall prevalence of participants with various stages of 'sarcopenia' was 29.4%. The rates of low bone density were 13.7%, 12.5%, 17.4% and 85.7% in the non-sarcopenic, pre-sarcopenic, sarcopenic and severe sarcopenic groups, respectively (P < 0.000). Age, adiposity, muscle mass, gait speed and bone density differed significantly between the reference (non-sarcopenic) and 'severe sarcopenic' groups. The 'sarcopenic' and 'severe sarcopenic' groups had common impairments whereby no significant differences were found in HGS and gait speed between them.
Conclusion
The results showed significant correlations between sarcopenia stages and age, body weight, adiposity and bone density. Individuals with 'sarcopenia' had the same level of HGS and gait speed as those with severe forms of the disorder, implying that individuals with sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia were at the same level in terms of strength and endurance.
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