Low body mass index negatively affects muscle mass and intramuscular fat of chronic stroke survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Relationship between secondary changes in skeletal muscle and body weight in chronic stroke survivors has not yet been carefully examined. The objective of this study was to clarify the relationships between muscle mass, intramuscular fat, and body weight in chronic stroke survivors.

Methods

Seventy-two chronic stroke survivors participated in this study. Transverse ultrasound images were acquired using B-mode ultrasound imaging. Quadriceps muscle mass and intramuscular fat were assessed based on muscle thickness and echo intensity, respectively. We used a stepwise multiple regression analysis to identify the factors that were independently associated with the body mass index. We entered quadriceps thickness and echo intensity of the paretic and non-paretic sides i

SUBMITTER: Akazawa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6338377 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature