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Relationship between quadriceps muscle architecture and lower limb strength and physical function in older adults community-dwelling individuals: a cross-sectional study

Cinarli FS 1 , Ulubaba HE 2 , Ucar O 1 , Kilinc DC 1 , Ciftci R 3 , Karayigit R 4 Show all authors , Aldhahi MI 5 , Al-Mhanna SB 6 , Gülü M 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Inonu University, Malatya, Türkiye
  • 2 Department of Radiology, Yesilyurt Hasan Calik State Hospital, Malatya, Türkiye
  • 3 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Türkiye
  • 4 Department of Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
  • 5 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 6 Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 7 Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Kirikkale University, Kırıkkale, Türkiye
Front Public Health, 2024;12:1398424.
PMID: 38912264 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1398424

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Factors related to muscle architecture may lead to functional limitations in activities of daily living in the older adults. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between quadriceps femoris (QF) architecture and physical function in older adults community-dwelling people.

METHODS: The study included 25 community-dwelling older adults participants aged over 60 years (14 women and 11 men) who were not engaged in regular physical activity. The rectus femoris (RF) and vastus intermedius (VI) muscle thicknesses as well as the RF cross-sectional area (CSA) were assessed using 2D ultrasonography. The 30 Seconds Chair Stand test (30sCST) and Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) were used to assess lower body muscle power and functional mobility, respectively.

RESULTS: The QF muscle architecture showed moderate and large correlations with the 30sCST (r range = 0.45-0.67, p 

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