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Respiratory Muscle Strengths and Their Association with Lean Mass and Handgrip Strengths in Older Institutionalized Individuals

Francisco Miguel Martínez-arnauOmar CauliRosa Fonfría-vivasCristina Buigues

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Spirometrymedicine.medical_specialtyMaximal Respiratory Pressuresspirometrylcsh:Medicineurea030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyArticlelipids03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInternal medicineRespiratory muscleMedicineRespiratory function030212 general & internal medicineRespiratory systemtransaminasesmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industrylcsh:RGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaserespiratory systemPreferred walking speedSarcopeniaLean body massCardiologyfatiguebusinessskeletal muscles

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The study of reduced respiratory muscle strengths in relation to the loss of muscular function associated with ageing is of great interest in the study of sarcopenia in older institutionalized individuals. The present study assesses the association between respiratory muscle parameters and skeletal mass content and strength, and analyzes associations with blood cell counts and biochemical parameters related to protein, lipid, glucose and ion profiles. A multicenter cross-sectional study was performed among patients institutionalized in nursing homes. The respiratory muscle function was evaluated by peak expiratory flow, maximal respiratory pressures and spirometry parameters, and skeletal mass function and lean mass content with handgrip strength, walking speed and bioimpedance, respectively. The prevalence of reduced respiratory muscle strength in the sample ranged from 37.9% to 80.7%. Peak expiratory flow significantly (p &lt

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2020-08-24Journal of Clinical Medicine
10.3390/jcm9092727http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9092727