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Usefulness of muscle ultrasound in appendicular skeletal muscle mass estimation for sarcopenia assessment

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  • Seol-Hee Baek
  • Joo Hye Sung
  • Jin-Woo Park
  • Myeong Hun Son
  • Jung Hun Lee
  • Byung-Jo Kim

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The measurement of skeletal muscle mass is essential for the diagnosis of sarcopenia. Muscle ultrasonography has emerged as a useful tool for evaluating sarcopenia because it can be used to assess muscle quality and quantity. This study investigated whether muscle ultrasonography is effective for estimating appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and screening for sarcopenia. This study prospectively enrolled 212 healthy volunteers aged 40–80 years. ASM was measured using the bioelectrical impedance analysis. Muscle thickness (MT) and echo-intensity (EI) were measured in four muscles (biceps brachii, BB; triceps brachii, TB; rectus femoris, RF; biceps femoris, BF) on the dominant hand. A hold-out cross-validation method was used to develop and validate the ASM prediction equation. In the model development group, the ASM prediction equations were deduced as follows: estimated ASM for men (kg) = 0.167 × weight (kg) + 0.228 × height (cm) + 0.143 × MT of BF (mm)– 0.822 × EI to MT ratio of BB– 28.187 (R2 = 0.830) and estimated ASM for women (kg) = 0.115 × weight + 0.215 × height (cm) + 0.139 × MT of RF–0.638 × EI to MT ratio of BB– 23.502 (R2 = 0.859). In the cross-validation group, the estimated ASM did not significantly differ from the measured ASM in both men (p = 0.775; intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.948) and women (p = 0.516; ICC = 0.973). In addition, multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the ratios of EI to MT in the BF and RF muscles in men and MT in the BB muscle in women could be valuable parameters for sarcopenia screening. Therefore, our study suggests that muscle ultrasound could be an effective tool for estimating ASM and screening sarcopenia.

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  • Seol-Hee Baek & Joo Hye Sung & Jin-Woo Park & Myeong Hun Son & Jung Hun Lee & Byung-Jo Kim, 2023. "Usefulness of muscle ultrasound in appendicular skeletal muscle mass estimation for sarcopenia assessment," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(1), pages 1-13, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0280202
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280202
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