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The influence of subcutaneous fat on the relationship between body composition and ultrasound-derived muscle quality.
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Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme [Appl Physiol Nutr Metab] 2016 Oct; Vol. 41 (10), pp. 1104-1107. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jul 27. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Ultrasound echo intensity (EI) values are a popular assessment of muscle quality. The relationship between EI and total (%fat) and regional (%fat <subscript>limb</subscript> ) body composition was examined in 40 men, prior to and after accounting for subcutaneous fat thickness. Uncorrected EI values suggest that muscle quality improves (r = -0.329 to -0.224; P = 0.038-0.165) with greater %fat and %fat <subscript>limb</subscript> . However, corrected EI values indicated that muscle quality decreases (r = 0.711 to 0.798; P < 0.001) with greater %fat and %fat <subscript>limb</subscript> .
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1715-5320
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27690567
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2016-0238