RELATION OF UPPER ARM AND FOREARM CIRCUMFERENCES IN IDENTIFYING SARCOPENIA IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURES: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

RELATION OF UPPER ARM AND FOREARM CIRCUMFERENCES IN IDENTIFYING SARCOPENIA IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURES: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Daisuke Takagi, PhD¹, Masatoshi Kageyama^2,3, Kenta Yamamoto⁴, Hiroshi Matsumoto, MD⁵

¹Department of Shizuoka Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Tokoha University; ²Long-Term Care Health Facilities Sunrise Ohama; ³Graduate School, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Cooperative Major in Medical Photonics (Doctoral Course); ⁴Department of Rehabilitation, Toyoda Eisei Hospital; ⁵Department of Orthopedic surgery, Toyoda Eisei Hospital

Background: A previous study has reported that calf circumference was useful in predicting sarcopenia in older adults with hip fractures. However, the relationship between sarcopenia and upper arm and forearm circumferences has not been well documented in older patients with hip fractures. This preliminary study aimed to determine whether upper arm and forearm circumferences are associated with sarcopenia in older patients with hip fractures.

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 31 hospitalized older patients with hip fractures (femoral neck and trochanteric fractures). We classified patients based on the presence or absence of sarcopenia according to the criteria of the Asian working group for sarcopenia 2019. The upper arm and forearm circumferences were measured using a tape measure.

Results: Upper arm and forearm circumferences in the non-sarcopenia group were significantly thicker than those in the sarcopenia group. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that upper arm and forearm circumferences were significant independent indicators of sarcopenia. We also set the cutoff values of upper arm and forearm circumferences for identifying sarcopenia.

Conclusion: These findings suggest that upper arm and forearm circumferences could be useful methods for identifying sarcopenia in hospitalized older patients with hip fractures.

Keywords: Forearm circumference, Upper arm circumference, Sarcopenia, hip fracture, hospitalized older patients

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Daisuke Takagi, Masatoshi Kageyama, Kenta Yamamoto, Hiroshi Matsumoto. Relation of Upper Arm and Forearm Circumferences in Identifying Sarcopenia in Hospitalized Older Patients with Hip Fractures: A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Aging Research, 2023, 6:101. DOI: 10.28933/ijoar-2023-05-0106dd1

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