| Literature DB >> 27690567 |
Eric D Ryan1,2,3, Nicholas W Shea1, Gena R Gerstner1,3, Timothy J Barnette1, Andrew J Tweedell1,4, Craig R Kleinberg1.
Abstract
Ultrasound echo intensity (EI) values are a popular assessment of muscle quality. The relationship between EI and total (%fat) and regional (%fatlimb) 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 %fatlimb. However, corrected EI values indicated that muscle quality decreases (r = 0.711 to 0.798; P < 0.001) with greater %fat and %fatlimb.Entities:
Keywords: adiposity; adiposité; echo intensity; gras intramusculaire; imagerie musculosquelettique; intensité de l’écho; intramuscular fat; limb percent fat; musculoskeletal imaging; obesity; obésité; percent fat; pourcentage de gras; pourcentage de gras segmentaire
Year: 2016 PMID: 27690567 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0238
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Physiol Nutr Metab ISSN: 1715-5312 Impact factor: 2.665