Skeletal muscle mass of old Japanese women suffering from walking difficulty in nursing home

Teruhiro Morishita; Michiko Sato; Hiroko Kume; Masae Sakuma; Hidekazu Arai; Takahumi Katayama; Shinsuke Katoh; Koichi Sairyo; Eiji Takeda

doi:10.2152/jmi.65.122

Teruhiro Morishita, Michiko Sato, Hiroko Kume, Masae Sakuma, Hidekazu Arai, Takahumi Katayama, Shinsuke Katoh, Koichi Sairyo, Eiji Takeda

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Teruhiro Morishita
Tokushima Kenshokai College for Health and Welfare
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital
Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University
Michiko Sato
Tokushima Kenshokai College for Health and Welfare
Hiroko Kume
Tokushima Kenshokai College for Health and Welfare
Masae Sakuma
Laboratory of Clinical Nutrition and Management, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, The University of Shizuoka
Hidekazu Arai
Laboratory of Clinical Nutrition and Management, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, The University of Shizuoka
Takahumi Katayama
Department of Statistics and Computer Science, College of Nursing Art and Science, University of Hyogo
Shinsuke Katoh
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital
Koichi Sairyo
Department of Orthopedics, Tokushima University
Eiji Takeda
Tokushima Kenshokai College for Health and Welfare

Keywords: Skeletal muscle mass, Old Japanese women, Nursing home

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2018 Volume 65 Issue 1.2 Pages 122-130

DOI https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.65.122

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Abstract

By using 24 hour urinary creatinine levels, skeletal muscle mass (kg), its rate (%) of body weight and creatinine height index (%) were determined in old Japanese women suffering from walking difficulty in nursing home and compare with those of young university students. Those of old subjects showed approximately 30‐50%, 36‐44% and 44‐46% of young subjects, respectively. It is suggested that these values are important and useful biomarkers for the planning and the achievement of rehabilitation program for the maintaining and restoring skeletal muscle mass and for the careful support by registered care workers to aged persons. J. Med. Invest. 65:122‐125, February, 2018

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