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Factors Associated With Sarcopenia Screened by Finger-Circle Test Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Population-Based Multisite Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan
- Source :
- BMC Public Health, BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Research Square Platform LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- BackgroundPrevious epidemiological studies have demonstrated the prevalence and relationship of various factors associated with sarcopenia in older adults; however, few have examined the status of sarcopenia in middle-aged adults. In this study, we aimed to, 1) evaluate the validity of the finger-circle test, which is potentially a useful screening tool for sarcopenia, and 2) determine the prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in middle-aged and older adults.MethodsWe conducted face-to-face surveys of 525 adults, who were aged 40–91 years and resided in Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan to evaluate the validity of finger-circle test. The finger-circle test evaluated calf circumference by referring to an illustration printed on the survey form. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUROC) was plotted to evaluate the validity of the finger-circle test for screening sarcopenia and compared to that evaluated by skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) measured using bioimpedance. We also conducted multisite population-based cross-sectional anonymous mail surveys of 9337 adults, who were aged 40–97 years and resided in Settsu and Hannan Cities, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Participants were selected through stratified random sampling by sex and age in the elementary school zones of their respective cities. We performed multiple logistic regression analysis to explore associations between characteristics and prevalence of sarcopenia.ResultsSarcopenia, defined by SMI, was moderately predicted by a finger-circle test response showing that the subject’s calf was smaller than their finger-circle (AUROC: 0.729, ConclusionsSarcopenia, screened by the finger-circle test, was present not only among older adults but also among middle-aged adults. These results may provide useful indications for developing public health programs, not only for the prevention, but especially for the management of sarcopenia.Trial registrationUMIN000036880, registered prospectively May 29, 2019, https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000042027
- Subjects :
- Adult
Gerontology
Sarcopenia
medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study
Middle-aged and older adults
Population
Random cluster sampling
Finger-circle (yubi-wakka) test
Body Mass Index
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Japan
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Muscle, Skeletal
education
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
education.field_of_study
Multisite cross-sectional survey
business.industry
Research
Public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Stratified sampling
body regions
Cross-Sectional Studies
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Biostatistics
business
Body mass index
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Public Health, BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5ab6cad422246c67a1253d65ecbe20ba