Skeletal muscle quality: a biomarker for assessing physical performance capabilities in young populations

MA Naimo, AN Varanoske, JM Hughes… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Muscle quality (MQ), defined as the amount of strength and/or power per unit of muscle
mass, is a novel index of functional capacity that is increasingly relied upon as a critical …

Single skeletal muscle fiber mechanical properties: a muscle quality biomarker of human aging

JY Lim, WR Frontera - European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2022 - Springer
Skeletal muscle strength, mass, and function should be carefully monitored for signs of
decline with advanced adult age. An understanding of the pathophysiology and severity of …

Obesity-associated poor muscle quality: prevalence and association with age, sex, and body mass index

PL Valenzuela, NA Maffiuletti, G Tringali… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2020 - Springer
Background Muscle quality (ie, the expression of muscle function per unit of muscle mass)
has been proposed as a clinically-relevant measure to detect individuals at risk of functional …

Phase angle is moderately associated with muscle quality and functional capacity, independent of age and body composition in older women

CM Tomeleri, EF Cavalcante, M Antunes… - Journal of geriatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background and purpose: There is a growing body of evidence indicating that phase angle
(PhA) can be used as an indicator of nutritional status, disease prognosis, and mortality risk; …

Muscle quality index and isometric strength in older adults with hip osteoarthritis

D Jerez-Mayorga, LJC Ríos, A Reyes… - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Background Older adults with hip osteoarthritis (OA) suffer a progressive loss of muscle
quality and strength, affecting their daily activities and quality of life. The purpose of this …

Muscle quality index in morbidly obesity patients related to metabolic syndrome markers and cardiorespiratory fitness

F Caamaño-Navarrete, D Jerez-Mayorga, C Alvarez… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Muscle quality index (MQI) is an emerging health indicator obtained by dividing
handgrip strength by body mass index (BMI) that needs to be studied in morbidly obese …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of sit-to-stand-based training on muscle quality in sedentary adults: a randomized controlled trial

R Lizama-Pérez, LJ Chirosa-Ríos, G Contreras-Díaz… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of sit-to-stand (STS) training programs with
5 vs. 10 repetitions on muscle architecture and muscle function in sedentary adults. Sixty …

Behavior of the muscle quality index and isometric strength in elderly women

D Jerez-Mayorga, P Delgado-Floody, L Intelangelo… - Physiology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed (I) to compare the muscle quality index (MQI) and the isometric hip strength
between younger and older women, and (II) to determine the relationship of the MQI with the …

Agreement between upper and lower limb measures to identify older adults with low skeletal muscle strength, muscle mass and muscle quality

C Phillipe de Lucena Alves, M Câmara… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Identifying low skeletal muscle strength (SMS), skeletal muscle mass (SMM)
and skeletal muscle quality (SMQ) is pivotal for diagnosing sarcopenia cases. Age-related …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of field-and laboratory-based estimates of muscle quality index between octogenarians and young older adults: an observational study

D da Cunha Nascimento, J Prestes… - Journal of exercise …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Muscle quality (the ratio of strength to lean muscle mass) might be a better indicator of
muscle function than strength alone. Differences in muscle quality index (MQI) between …