Metabolic and microvascular function assessed using near-infrared spectroscopy with vascular occlusion in women: age differences and reliability.

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What is the central question of this study? Can the near-infrared spectroscopy with vascular occlusion test (NIRS-VOT) reliably measure skeletal muscle metabolic and microvascular function in women? What is the main finding and its importance? The NIRS-VOT can be used as a reliable technique for the assessment of skeletal muscle metabolism and microvascular function in women, with reliability being generally greater in younger women. These findings have important implications for the planning and development of future studies employing the NIRS-VOT in women, and provide insights into the effects of age on these parameters in women specifically.

Abstract

We investigated the test-retest reliability of, and age-related differences in, markers of skeletal muscle met

SUBMITTER: Rogers EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10103776 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature