Is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with COPD?

Dionei Ramos,1 Giovana Navarro Bertolini,1 Marceli Rocha Leite,1 Luiz Carlos Soares Carvalho Junior,1 Paula Roberta da Silva Pestana,1 Vanessa Ribeiro dos Santos,2 Ana Claudia de Souza Fortaleza,2 Fernanda Maria Machado Rodrigues,1 Ercy Mara Cipulo Ramos1 1Department of Physiotherapy, Sã...

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Main Authors: Ramos D, Bertolini GN, Leite MR, Carvalho Junior LCS, da Silva Pestana PR, Santos VR, Fortaleza ACS, Rodrigues FMM, Ramos EMC
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Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-07-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/is-dynamometry-able-to-infer-the-risk-of-muscle-mass-loss-in-patients--peer-reviewed-article-COPD
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author Ramos D
Bertolini GN
Leite MR
Carvalho Junior LCS
da Silva Pestana PR
Santos VR
Fortaleza ACS
Rodrigues FMM
Ramos EMC
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description Dionei Ramos,1 Giovana Navarro Bertolini,1 Marceli Rocha Leite,1 Luiz Carlos Soares Carvalho Junior,1 Paula Roberta da Silva Pestana,1 Vanessa Ribeiro dos Santos,2 Ana Claudia de Souza Fortaleza,2 Fernanda Maria Machado Rodrigues,1 Ercy Mara Cipulo Ramos1 1Department of Physiotherapy, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, Brazil; 2Department of Motricity Sciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil Introduction: Sarcopenia is characterized by a progressive and generalized decrease of strength and muscle mass. Muscle mass loss is prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a result of both the disease and aging. Some methods have been proposed to assess body composition (and therefore identify muscle mass loss) in this population. Despite the high accuracy of some methods, they require sophisticated and costly equipment.Aim: The purpose of this study was to infer the occurrence of muscle mass loss measured by a sophisticated method (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry [DEXA]) using a more simple and affordable equipment (dynamometer).Methods: Fifty-seven stable subjects with COPD were evaluated for anthropometric characteristics, lung function, functional exercise capacity, body composition, and peripheral muscle strength. A binary logistic regression model verified whether knee-extension strength (measured by dynamometry) could infer muscle mass loss (from DEXA).Results: Patients with decreased knee-extension strength were 5.93 times more likely to have muscle mass loss, regardless of sex, disease stage, and functional exercise capacity (P=0.045).Conclusion: Knee-extension dynamometry was able to infer muscle mass loss in patients with COPD. Keywords: COPD, sarcopenia, peripheral muscle strength  
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spelling doaj.art-9e32edcdf9024ed18fa0720a11e457192022-12-22T03:46:48ZengDove Medical PressInternational Journal of COPD1178-20052015-07-012015Issue 11403140722728Is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with COPD?Ramos DBertolini GNLeite MRCarvalho Junior LCSda Silva Pestana PRSantos VRFortaleza ACSRodrigues FMMRamos EMCDionei Ramos,1 Giovana Navarro Bertolini,1 Marceli Rocha Leite,1 Luiz Carlos Soares Carvalho Junior,1 Paula Roberta da Silva Pestana,1 Vanessa Ribeiro dos Santos,2 Ana Claudia de Souza Fortaleza,2 Fernanda Maria Machado Rodrigues,1 Ercy Mara Cipulo Ramos1 1Department of Physiotherapy, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, Brazil; 2Department of Motricity Sciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil Introduction: Sarcopenia is characterized by a progressive and generalized decrease of strength and muscle mass. Muscle mass loss is prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a result of both the disease and aging. Some methods have been proposed to assess body composition (and therefore identify muscle mass loss) in this population. Despite the high accuracy of some methods, they require sophisticated and costly equipment.Aim: The purpose of this study was to infer the occurrence of muscle mass loss measured by a sophisticated method (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry [DEXA]) using a more simple and affordable equipment (dynamometer).Methods: Fifty-seven stable subjects with COPD were evaluated for anthropometric characteristics, lung function, functional exercise capacity, body composition, and peripheral muscle strength. A binary logistic regression model verified whether knee-extension strength (measured by dynamometry) could infer muscle mass loss (from DEXA).Results: Patients with decreased knee-extension strength were 5.93 times more likely to have muscle mass loss, regardless of sex, disease stage, and functional exercise capacity (P=0.045).Conclusion: Knee-extension dynamometry was able to infer muscle mass loss in patients with COPD. Keywords: COPD, sarcopenia, peripheral muscle strength  http://www.dovepress.com/is-dynamometry-able-to-infer-the-risk-of-muscle-mass-loss-in-patients--peer-reviewed-article-COPD
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Is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with COPD?
International Journal of COPD
title Is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with COPD?
title_full Is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with COPD?
title_fullStr Is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with COPD?
title_full_unstemmed Is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with COPD?
title_short Is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with COPD?
title_sort is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with copd
url http://www.dovepress.com/is-dynamometry-able-to-infer-the-risk-of-muscle-mass-loss-in-patients--peer-reviewed-article-COPD
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