Samaneh Farsijani1,2, Adam J Santanasto1,2, Iva Miljkovic1,2, Robert M Boudreau1,2, Bret H Goodpaster3,4, Stephen B Kritchevsky5, Anne B Newman1,2. 1. Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. Center for Aging and Population Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Orlando, Florida. 4. Sanford Burnham Presby Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California. 5. Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Age-related deposition of fat in skeletal muscle is associated with functional limitations. Skeletal muscle fat may be present in people with preserved muscle mass or accompanied by muscle wasting. However, it is not clear if the association between muscle fat deposition and physical performance is moderated by muscle mass. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the association between midthigh intermuscular fat and physical performance is moderated by muscle area. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the Health, Aging, and, Body Composition (ABC) study data collected in 2002-2003 (n = 1897, women: 52.2%). Midthigh muscle cross-sectional area (by computed tomography) and physical performance measures were compared across quartiles of intermuscular fat absolute area. Moderation analysis was performed to determine the conditional effect of intermuscular fat on physical performance as a function of muscle area. Conditional effects were evaluated at three levels of muscle area (mean and ± 1 standard deviation [SD]; 213.2 ± 53.2 cm2). RESULTS: Simple slope analysis showed that the negative association between intermuscular fat area (cm2) and leg strength (N·m) was of greater magnitude (beta coefficient [b], 95% confidence interval [CI] = -0.288 [-0.427, -0.148]) in participants with greater muscle area (ie, 1 SD above the mean) compared to those with lower muscle area (ie, at mean [b = -0.12 {-0.248, 0.008}] or 1 SD below the mean [b = 0.048 {-0.122, 0.217}]). Similarly, the negative association of intermuscular fat with 400-m walk speed (m/s) and chair stand (seconds) was greater in those with higher muscle areas (p < .001) compared to those with lower muscle areas. CONCLUSIONS: The association between higher intermuscular fat area and impaired physical function in aging is moderated by muscle area.
BACKGROUND: Age-related deposition of fat in skeletal muscle is associated with functional limitations. Skeletal muscle fat may be present in people with preserved muscle mass or accompanied by muscle wasting. However, it is not clear if the association between muscle fat deposition and physical performance is moderated by muscle mass. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the association between midthigh intermuscular fat and physical performance is moderated by muscle area. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the Health, Aging, and, Body Composition (ABC) study data collected in 2002-2003 (n = 1897, women: 52.2%). Midthigh muscle cross-sectional area (by computed tomography) and physical performance measures were compared across quartiles of intermuscular fat absolute area. Moderation analysis was performed to determine the conditional effect of intermuscular fat on physical performance as a function of muscle area. Conditional effects were evaluated at three levels of muscle area (mean and ± 1 standard deviation [SD]; 213.2 ± 53.2 cm2). RESULTS: Simple slope analysis showed that the negative association between intermuscular fat area (cm2) and leg strength (N·m) was of greater magnitude (beta coefficient [b], 95% confidence interval [CI] = -0.288 [-0.427, -0.148]) in participants with greater muscle area (ie, 1 SD above the mean) compared to those with lower muscle area (ie, at mean [b = -0.12 {-0.248, 0.008}] or 1 SD below the mean [b = 0.048 {-0.122, 0.217}]). Similarly, the negative association of intermuscular fat with 400-m walk speed (m/s) and chair stand (seconds) was greater in those with higher muscle areas (p < .001) compared to those with lower muscle areas. CONCLUSIONS: The association between higher intermuscular fat area and impaired physical function in aging is moderated by muscle area.
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