ArticleGeroScience2026
Unraveling functional decline: the relationship between muscle strength and ultrasound evaluation of biceps brachii thickness.
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- Associations of thigh muscle thickness with cardiorespiratory fitness and ventilatory efficiency in male soccer athletes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Unveiling the hidden dynamics: patellar support tissue alterations in post-stroke rehabilitation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- The relationship between skeletal muscle mass and cardiac structure in elderly male inpatients.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Skeletal muscle characteristics play a crucial role in understanding physical capacity, overall health, and outcomes. Muscle strength and muscle mass are key indicators of muscular function and sarcopenia. While previous research has explored biceps brachii muscle characteristics in isolation, there is a notable gap in comprehensive studies examining the direct correlation between biceps brachii muscle thickness (BMT), as measured by ultrasound, and muscle strength. In community-dwelling elderly individuals following physical capacity evaluations, anthropometric measurements, HGS, bioimpedance analysis, and muscle ultrasound for the measurement of biceps brachii muscle thickness were performed. The study population consisted of 156 participants; ICC for ultrasound measurements resulted in 0.96 and 95% CI 0.95-0.98, indicating excellent reliability. The Kruskal-Wallis analysis revealed that muscle thickness differed between age tertiles in both male (p = 0.0005) and female populations (p = 0.001). Regression analysis adjusted for age, sex, BMI, muscle mass in percentage, and comorbidities revealed a significant and independent positive correlation between muscle strength and muscle thickness: R
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