Association between knee extensor and ankle plantarflexor muscle thickness and echo intensity with postural sway, mobility and physical function in older adults

Mathew Hill; Mike Price; Matthew Roberts; Anthony Kay

doi:10.1016/j.exger.2021.111385

Association between knee extensor and ankle plantarflexor muscle thickness and echo intensity with postural sway, mobility and physical function in older adults

Mathew Hill, Mike Price, Matthew Roberts, Anthony Kay

University of Northampton

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the association between muscle thickness and echo intensity of the knee extensors and ankle plantarflexors with postural sway, mobility and physical function in older adults. Twenty-one older men and women (age; 69.9 ± 4.3 years) were assessed for postural sway (centre of pressure movement), mobility (i.e. Timed-Up and-Go-test [TUG]), physical function (i.e. 5 times sit-to-stand [STS]), and ultrasound derived measures of muscle thickness and echo intensity of the vastus lateralis (VL) and gastrocnemius medialis (GM). Significant inverse correlations were observed between VL and GM thickness with TUG (r= –.432 to –.492) and STS (r= –.473 to –.596). Significant positive correlations were observed between VL and GM echo intensity with TUG (r=.459 to .518) and STS (r=.481 to .635). Significant positive correlations were also detected between GM echo intensity and anteroposterior sway (r=.451 to .534). Two key findings emerged from the present experiment. First, this study provides novel evidence that ankle plantarflexor echo intensity, but not thickness, was associated with anteroposterior postural sway among older adults. Second, we provide new evidence that muscle thickness and echo intensity of the knee extensors and uniquely, the ankle plantarflexors, presented with similar magnitude associations with TUG and STS performance in older adults.

Original language	English
Article number	111385
Number of pages	7
Journal	Experimental Gerontology
Volume	150
Early online date	28 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2021.111385
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2021

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Keywords

Muscle quality · Echo intensity · muscle volume · postural control · elderly · ultrasound

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Biochemistry
Ageing
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Endocrinology
Cell Biology

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Association between knee extensor and ankle plantarflexor muscle thickness and echo intensity with postural sway, mobility and physical function in older adults

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