The Significance of Body Mass Index in Calculating the Cut-Off Points for Low Muscle Mass in the Elderly: Methodological Issues
Joint Authors
Krzymińska-Siemaszko, Roma
Czepulis, Natasza
Suwalska, Aleksandra
Dworak, Lechoslaw B.
Fryzowicz, Anna
Madej-Dziechciarow, Beata
Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
|Objectives.
Cut-off points (COPs) for appendicular lean mass (ALM) index, essential to define low muscle mass (LMM) in the elderly, have never been officially defined for Poland.
The aim of the study was to establish them.
Additionally, the significance of body mass index (BMI) for correctly defining the COPs in a young, healthy reference group was assessed.
Methods.
The study was composed of reference group ( n = 1113 ) and the elderly group ( n = 200 ).
In all subjects, body composition was assessed by bioimpedance analysis, and ALM index was calculated.
Next, COPs (kg/m2) were set up for the whole reference group and for particular subgroups with different BMIs separately.
They were used to diagnose sarcopenia in the elderly.
Results.
COP for all young females was 5.37 (COP-F), while it was equal to 5.52 (COP-F2) when only those with a recommended BMI (18.50–24.99 kg/m2) were taken into consideration.
For males, it was 7.32 and 7.29, respectively.
Only 7% of elderly females had LMM based on COP-F and 15% had LMM based on COP-F2 P < 0.05 ; for males, the percentages were 18% and 16%, respectively.
Conclusions.
COPs for LMM for Poland are 5.52 kg/m2 (females) and 7.29 kg/m2 (males).
The reference group BMI is an important factor in establishing COPs for low muscle mass.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Krzymińska-Siemaszko, Roma& Czepulis, Natasza& Suwalska, Aleksandra& Dworak, Lechoslaw B.& Fryzowicz, Anna& Madej-Dziechciarow, Beata…[et al.]. 2014. The Significance of Body Mass Index in Calculating the Cut-Off Points for Low Muscle Mass in the Elderly: Methodological Issues. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016294
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Krzymińska-Siemaszko, Roma…[et al.]. The Significance of Body Mass Index in Calculating the Cut-Off Points for Low Muscle Mass in the Elderly: Methodological Issues. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016294
American Medical Association (AMA)
Krzymińska-Siemaszko, Roma& Czepulis, Natasza& Suwalska, Aleksandra& Dworak, Lechoslaw B.& Fryzowicz, Anna& Madej-Dziechciarow, Beata…[et al.]. The Significance of Body Mass Index in Calculating the Cut-Off Points for Low Muscle Mass in the Elderly: Methodological Issues. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016294
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1016294