Diana L Alba1,2, Lucy Wu3, Peggy M Cawthon3,4, Kathleen Mulligan1, Thomas Lang5, Sheena Patel4, Nicole J King6, Jonathan T Carter7, Stanley J Rogers7, Andrew M Posselt7, Lygia Stewart7,8, Dolores M Shoback1,6, Anne L Schafer1,3,6. 1. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 2. Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 4. California Pacific Medical Center, Research Institute, San Francisco, California. 5. Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 6. Endocrine Research Unit, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, California. 7. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California. 8. Surgical Service, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
Abstract
Context: Bariatric surgery results in reduced muscle mass as weight is lost, but postoperative changes in muscle strength and performance are incompletely understood. Objective: To examine changes in body composition, strength, physical activity, and physical performance following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Design, Participants, Outcomes: In a prospective cohort of 47 adults (37 women, 10 men) aged 45 ± 12 years (mean ± SD) with body mass index (BMI) 44 ± 8 kg/m2, we measured body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, handgrip strength, physical activity, and physical performance (chair stand time, gait speed, 400-m walk time) before and 6 and 12 months after RYGB. Relative strength was calculated as absolute handgrip strength/BMI and as absolute strength/appendicular lean mass (ALM). Results: Participants experienced substantial 12-month decreases in weight (-37 ± 10 kg or 30% ± 7%), fat mass (-48% ± 12%), and total lean mass (-13% ± 6%). Mean absolute strength declined by 9% ± 17% (P < 0.01). In contrast, relative strength increased by 32% ± 25% (strength/BMI) and 9% ± 20% (strength/ALM) (P < 0.01 for both). There were clinically significant postoperative improvements in all physical performance measures, including mean improvement in gait speed of >0.1 m/s (P < 0.01) and decrease in 400-m walk time of nearly a full minute. Conclusions: In the setting of dramatic weight loss, lean mass and absolute grip strength declined after RYGB. However, relative muscle strength and physical function improved meaningfully and are thus noteworthy positive outcomes of gastric bypass.
Context: Bariatric surgery results in reduced muscle mass as weight is lost, but postoperative changes in muscle strength and performance are incompletely understood. Objective: To examine changes in body composition, strength, physical activity, and physical performance following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Design, Participants, Outcomes: In a prospective cohort of 47 adults (37 women, 10 men) aged 45 ± 12 years (mean ± SD) with body mass index (BMI) 44 ± 8 kg/m2, we measured body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, handgrip strength, physical activity, and physical performance (chair stand time, gait speed, 400-m walk time) before and 6 and 12 months after RYGB. Relative strength was calculated as absolute handgrip strength/BMI and as absolute strength/appendicular lean mass (ALM). Results:Participants experienced substantial 12-month decreases in weight (-37 ± 10 kg or 30% ± 7%), fat mass (-48% ± 12%), and total lean mass (-13% ± 6%). Mean absolute strength declined by 9% ± 17% (P < 0.01). In contrast, relative strength increased by 32% ± 25% (strength/BMI) and 9% ± 20% (strength/ALM) (P < 0.01 for both). There were clinically significant postoperative improvements in all physical performance measures, including mean improvement in gait speed of >0.1 m/s (P < 0.01) and decrease in 400-m walk time of nearly a full minute. Conclusions: In the setting of dramatic weight loss, lean mass and absolute grip strength declined after RYGB. However, relative muscle strength and physical function improved meaningfully and are thus noteworthy positive outcomes of gastric bypass.
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