Journal
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Volume 91, Issue -, Pages 264-272Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.08.040
Keywords
Physical activity; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenic obesity; Muscle mass
Funding
- British Heart Foundation PhD studentship
- NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship [2010-03-023]
- British Heart Foundation [PG/13/86/30546, RG/13/16/30528, RG/08/013/25942, PG09/024]
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
- British Heart Foundation [RG/13/16/30528, PG/13/86/30546, RG/08/013/25942, PG/09/024/26857] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [PDF-2010-03-23] Funding Source: researchfish
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This study investigated associations between objectively measured physical activity (PA) with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in older British men. Participants were men aged 70-92 years (n = 1286) recruited from UK Primary Care Centres. Outcomes included (i) sarcopenia, defined as low muscle mass (lowest two fifths of the mid-upper arm muscle circumference distribution) accompanied by low muscular strength (hand grip strength <30 kg) or low physical performance (gait speed <= 0.8 m/s); (ii) severe sarcopenia, required all three conditions; (iii) sarcopenic obesity defined as sarcopenia or severe sarcopenia and a waist circumference of >102 cm. Independent variables included time spent in PA intensities measured by GT3x accelerometers, worn during one week in 2010-12. Multinomial regression models were used for cross-sectional analyses relating PA and sarcopenia. In total, 14.2% (n = 183) of men had sarcopenia and a further 5.4% (n = 70) had severe sarcopenia. 25.3% of sarcopenic or severely sarcopenic men were obese. Each extra 30 min per day of moderate- to-vigorous PA (MVPA) was associated with a reduced risk of severe sarcopenia (relative risk [RR] 0.53, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.30, 0.93) and sarcopenic obesity (RR 0.47 [95% CI 0.27, 0.84]). Light PA (LPA) and sedentary breaks were marginally associated with a reduced risk of sarcopenic obesity. Sedentary time was marginally associated with an increased risk of sarcopenic obesity independent of MVPA (RR 1.18 [95% CI 0.99, 1.40]). MVPA may reduce the risk of severe sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity among older men. Reducing sedentary time and increasing LPA and sedentary breaks may also protect against sarcopenic obesity. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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