Yutaka Matsubara1,2, Tadashi Furuyama1, Ken Nakayama1, Keiji Yoshiya1, Kentaro Inoue1, Koichi Morisaki1, Masazumi Kume2, Yoshihiko Maehara3. 1. Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. 2. Department of Vascular Surgery, Beppu Medical Center, Oita, Japan. 3. Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. tfuru@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Sarcopenia is a major problem of the elderly. Although little is known about the cause of sarcopenia, the intramuscular adipose tissue content (IMAC) is known to be a cause of sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of IMAC as a cause of sarcopenia. METHODS: We evaluated patients who underwent aneurysm repair and were monitored preoperatively and 3 years postoperatively by computed tomography (CT). The skeletal muscle area and IMAC were measured on preoperative L3 CT images. The clinical characteristics and risk factors for skeletal muscle wasting were assessed. RESULTS: Among the 155 patients, 38 (24.5%) had > 10% skeletal muscle wasting 3 years after the operation. Patients with > 10% skeletal muscle wasting had higher IMACs of the iliopsoas (- 0.31 ± 0.01 vs. -0.45 ± 0.01, P < 0.001) muscles and higher rates of cerebrovascular infarctions (7.7 vs. 23.7%, P = 0.0068), lung cancer (0 vs. 10.5%, P < 0.001), and urgent operations (0.9 vs. 10.5%, P = 0.029) and a longer postoperative fasting period (1.3 ± 0.1 vs. 3.1 ± 0.9 days, P < 0.001) than those without > 10% skeletal muscle wasting. The IMAC of the iliopsoas muscle correlated strongly with skeletal muscle wasting (P < 0.05, r = 0.70). CONCLUSIONS: A high IMAC of the iliopsoas muscle may cause sarcopenia and thus be a clinical target in disease prevention.
PURPOSE:Sarcopenia is a major problem of the elderly. Although little is known about the cause of sarcopenia, the intramuscular adipose tissue content (IMAC) is known to be a cause of sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of IMAC as a cause of sarcopenia. METHODS: We evaluated patients who underwent aneurysm repair and were monitored preoperatively and 3 years postoperatively by computed tomography (CT). The skeletal muscle area and IMAC were measured on preoperative L3 CT images. The clinical characteristics and risk factors for skeletal muscle wasting were assessed. RESULTS: Among the 155 patients, 38 (24.5%) had > 10% skeletal muscle wasting 3 years after the operation. Patients with > 10% skeletal muscle wasting had higher IMACs of the iliopsoas (- 0.31 ± 0.01 vs. -0.45 ± 0.01, P < 0.001) muscles and higher rates of cerebrovascular infarctions (7.7 vs. 23.7%, P = 0.0068), lung cancer (0 vs. 10.5%, P < 0.001), and urgent operations (0.9 vs. 10.5%, P = 0.029) and a longer postoperative fasting period (1.3 ± 0.1 vs. 3.1 ± 0.9 days, P < 0.001) than those without > 10% skeletal muscle wasting. The IMAC of the iliopsoas muscle correlated strongly with skeletal muscle wasting (P < 0.05, r = 0.70). CONCLUSIONS: A high IMAC of the iliopsoas muscle may cause sarcopenia and thus be a clinical target in disease prevention.
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