Correlation analysis of muscle mass and functional mobility in patients with cerebral small vessel disease
10.3969/j.issn.1672-5921.2024.08.002
- VernacularTitle:脑小血管病患者肌肉质量与运动功能的相关性分析
- Author:
Hongyang XIE
1
;
Cuiqiao XIA
;
Zhenxi XIA
;
Nan ZHANG
;
Jie SHEN
;
Hongyi ZHAO
;
Yonghua HUANG
Author Information
1. 100700 北京,解放军总医院第七医学中心神经内科
- Keywords:
Cerebral small vessel disease;
Body composition;
Muscle mass;
Gait;
Coefficient of variation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2024;21(8):514-524
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the correlation between muscle mass and gait parameters in patients with cerebral small vessel disease(CSVD),as well as the impact of reduced muscle mass on the occurrence of falls in CSVD patients.Methods This study was employed a cross-sectional design.Ninety-five inpatients with CSVD confirmed by the Department of Neurology of the Seventh Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital from January 1,2022 to June 1,2023 were included consecutively.The 95 patients with CSVD were divided into two groups,namely the reduced muscle mass group and the normal muscle mass group,based on the criteria of appendicular skeletal muscle mass(ASM)≤7.0 kg/m2 for males and ASM ≤5.7 kg/m2 for females as reduced muscle mass.Baseline data(sex,age,years of schooling,number of accompanying diseases[hypertension,hyperlipidemia,diabetes,angina pectoris,myocardial infarction,and migraines]),cognitive function assessment results(mini-mental status examination[MMSE],verbal fluency test[VFT],clock drawing test[CDT],and trail-making test part-B[TMT-B]),gait characteristics(basic gait parameters[gait speed,stride time,stride length,stride frequency]and reanalysis gait parameters[variation coefficient of gait speed,stride time,stride length,stride frequency,and time-phase coordination index,gait asymmetry index]),CSVD imaging findings(cerebral microbleeds,lacunar infarcts,and white matter hyperintensities),and history of falls.The differences in baseline data,cognitive function assessment results,and gait characteristics between the reduced muscle mass group and the normal muscle mass group were compared and analyzed.Linear regression was used to analyze the correlation between muscle mass and gait parameters.The 95 CSVD patients were divided into fall group and non-fall group,and the differences in baseline data,cognitive function assessment results,gait characteristics,CSVD imaging findings,and muscle mass between the two groups were compared.Binary Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the impact of reduced muscle mass on falls.Results(1)The majority of patients in the reduced muscle mass group were females(67.7％[21/31]).There was a statistically significant difference in the sex distribution between the reduced muscle mass group and the normal muscle mass group(x2=6.143,P=0.013).There were no statistically significant differences in the other baseline characteristics and cognitive function between the two groups(all P＞0.05).(2)Compared to the normal muscle mass group,patients in the reduced muscle mass group had slower gait speed([0.72±0.16]m/s vs.[0.94±0.15]m/s),longer stride time([1.22±0.12]s vs.[1.08±0.08]s),shorter stride length([0.84±0.19]m vs.[1.00±0.14]m),and lower step frequency([100±9]steps/min vs.[112±8]steps/min).The coefficients of variation for gait speed(11.579[8.163,15.870]％vs.7.304[5.873,9.959]％),stride time(3.876[2.778,5.769]％vs.2.480[1.874,3.001]％),stride length(7.800[5.400,10.700]％vs.5.600[4.100,7.950]％),step frequency(5.313[3.568,7.272]％vs.3.674[3.099,5.082]％),and time-phase coordination index(5.894[4.392,9.080]％vs.3.828[3.031,5.972]％)were all increased,and the differences were statistically significant(all P＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in gait asymmetry index between the two groups(P＞0.05).Further analysis with sex and lacunar infarction as potential confounding factors showed that there were statistically significant differences in baseline gait parameters between the normal muscle mass group and the reduced muscle mass group(all P＜0.01).In the reanalysis of gait parameters,only the differences in the coefficients of variation for gait speed and stride time were statistically significant(both P＜0.05).(3)When analyzing ASM as a continuous variable,age and CDT as potential confounders,and stratifying by sex,the results showed that in male patients,baseline gait parameters(gait speed,stride time,stride length,and step frequency with 95％CI ranging from 0.057 to 0.152,-0.105 to-0.023,0.013 to 0.097,and 1.686 to 8.854,respectively),as well as coefficients of variation for stride time(95％CI-0.016 to-0.003)and stride length(95％CI-0.026 to-0.006),were correlated with muscle mass reduction(all P＜0.05).In female patients,gait speed(95％CI0.034 to 0.166)and coefficient of variation for gait speed(95％CI-0.059 to-0.010),stride time(95％CI-0.110 to-0.011),coefficient of variation for stride time(95％CI-0.025 to-0.001),and stride length(95％CI 0.018 to 0.163)were correlated with muscle mass reduction(all P＜0.05).(4)Muscle mass reduction was an independent risk factor for falls(OR,5.044,95％CI 1.840 to 13.827,P=0.002).Conclusions The preliminary analysis of this study suggests that there is a certain correlation between muscle mass and gait parameters in patients with CSVD.Additionally,the study indicates that a decrease in muscle mass among CSVD patients may increase the risk of falls.Therefore,it is important to prioritize the management of muscle mass in CSVD patients.
