Relationship between calf circumference and skeletal muscle index among community-dwelling Thai elderly.
Completed
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia
- Registration Number
- TCTR20210528001
- Lead Sponsor
- Queen Savang Vadhana memorial hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age above 60 yo.
2.Living in Sriracha.
3.No history of hospitalization in the past 3 months.
4.No history of using sex hormones, growth hormones, thyroid hormones or steroids over the past year.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Particapant with congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association stage 3 or higher), uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease stage 5, chronic liver disease with Child-Pugh Score class B or C, connective tissue diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, known terminal cancer or tuberculosis.
2.Participants who underwent intense exercise or consumed alcohol 12 hours before participating in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) Before In the morning after fasting for at least 4 hours Bioelectrical impedence analysis (BIA)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Calf cicumference In the morning after fasting for at least 4 hours Anthropometric measurement,Weight In the morning after fasting for at least 4 hours Anthropometric measurement,Age In the morning after fasting for at least 4 hours Questionnaire,Sex In the morning after fasting for at least 4 hours Questionnaire