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      Muscle quality, but not muscle thickness, is decreased in different age groups of active older women Translated title: Qualidade muscular, mas não espessura, é reduzida em diferentes grupos etários em idosas ativas

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          Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the muscle thickness (MT), muscle quality (MQ), and functionality of two different age groups of active elderly women. Twenty seven older women (between 60 and 80 years old), physically active was dividing in two age groups: old 60-66 years (Old) and old 73-80 years (Older) volunteered for the present study. Knee extension isometric peak torque (PT) was obtained during a muscle isometric voluntary contraction (MIVC), and the value was normalized by MT. The Quadriceps Echo Intensity (QEI) was defined as the mean Echo Intensity (EI) value founded in all quadriceps muscle portions in ultrasound imaging. Was found MIVC increased (p=0.024) in the O1 (120.26±24.77 N/m) group when compared with the O2 (99.25±20.95 N/m) group, but when the MIVC was normalized the difference did not exist between groups (p≥0.05). The QEI was found increased in the Older group (97.10±17.35 a.u.) when compared with the Old group (80.18±14.95 a.u.) (p<0.05). Contrary to that, the QMT did not differ significantly between the groups (p≥0.05). The Old group presented a significant higher number of repetitions in the 30SS (14.13±2.29 repetitions) when compared to Older group (11.25±1.95 repetitions) (p<0.05). We observed that even without significantly greater muscle size, the Old group presented the results of 30SS significantly greater when compared with the older group. Besides that, the QEI was found increased in the older group and suggests that EI may be the best predictor of functional capacity than muscle quantity in active older woman.

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          Resumo Comparar a espessura muscular (EM), qualidade muscular (QM), e a funcionalidade entre dois grupos de mulheres idosas. Vinte e sete mulheres idosas (entre 60 e 80 anos) fisicamente ativas foram divididas em dois grupos: Grupo Old (n=15, 60-66 anos) e grupo Older (n=12, 73-80 anos). O pico de torque (PT) isométrico dos extensores de joelho foi obtido por contração isométrica voluntária máxima (CIVM), e seu valor foi normalizado pela EM. A espessura muscular do quadríceps femoral (EMQ) foi definida como o somatório da espessura muscular de todas as porções do quadríceps, e a qualidade muscular foi estimada pela média da Eco Intensidade do quadríceps femoral (EIQ). O grupo Old apresentou maiores valores absolutos de PT (120,3±24,8 N.m) comparado ao grupo Older (99,2±20,9 N.m) (p<0,05), entretanto os valores relativizados por espessura muscular não apresentaram diferenças entre grupos (p≥0,05). A EIQ foi maior no grupo Old (97,1±17,3 u.a.) quando comparado ao grupo Older (80,2±14,9 u.a.) (p<0,05). Não houve diferença significante na EMQ entre os grupos (p≥0,05). O grupo Old realizou um número maior de repetições no teste 30-sit-to-stand (30SS) (14,1±2,3 repetições) comparado ao grupo Older (11,2±1,9 repetições) (p<0,05). O grupo Old realizou um maior número de repetições no teste 30SS quando comparado ao grupo Older, embora ambos os grupos tenham apresentado valores semelhantes de EMQ. A EIQ foi maior no grupo Older, o que sugere que a eco intensidade parece ser uma variável melhor preditora da capacidade funcional do que a massa muscular em mulheres idosas ativa.

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              Skeletal muscle quality assessed from echo intensity is associated with muscle strength of middle-aged and elderly persons.

              Enhanced echo intensity (EI) on an ultrasound image of skeletal muscle indicates changes in muscle quality, including increases in intramuscular fibrous and adipose tissues. However, it is not known whether muscle quality assessed from the EI of computer-aided gray-scale analysis of an ultrasound image is associated with the muscle strength or body composition of a subject. The objectives of this study were to investigate whether muscle quality assessed from EI measured using gray-scale analysis is associated with muscle strength independently of age or muscle thickness (MT), and to examine the relationship between muscle EI and body composition. Ninety-two healthy women with a mean age of 70.4 ± 5.5 years (range, 51-87 years) dwelling in Kyoto, Japan, participated in the study. The MT, subcutaneous fat thickness (FT), and EI of the quadriceps femoris on the right extremity were assessed from transverse ultrasound images. Knee extensor isometric strength was used as a measure of the quadriceps femoris muscle strength. EI was significantly correlated with quadriceps strength independently of age or MT, and stepwise regression analysis revealed that MT and EI were independently associated with quadriceps strength. Importantly, EI showed no significant correlations with FT, percentage of body fat (%BF), or body mass index (BMI), while FT, BMI, and %BF did not significantly influence muscle strength. These data suggest that muscle quantity (i.e., MT) and muscle quality assessed from EI measured using computer-aided gray-scale analysis independently contribute to muscle strength in middle-aged and elderly persons.
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                Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria & Desempenho Humano
                Rev. bras. cineantropom. desempenho hum.
                Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Florianópolis )
                1980-0037
                June 2015
                : 17
                : 3
                : 347-356
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                [1 ] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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                S1980-00372015000300347
                10.5007/1980-0037.2015v17n3p347
                81b95b3f-9f98-4dbf-8c84-5f842986b24e

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                Sports medicine
                Aged,Aging,Musculoskeletal system,Ultrasonography,Envelhecimento,Idoso,Sistema musculoesquelético,Ultrassonografia

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