A cross-sectional study of the relationships between different components of sarcopenia and brachial ankle pulse wave velocity in community-dwelling elderly.

Background: Previous studies have just found skeletal muscle mass decline is associated with arterial stiffness, but it is unclear whether muscle strength and physical performance as important compositions of sarcopenia are associated with arterial stiffness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sarcopenia, the components of sarcopenia and arterial stiffness among elderly in the community.

Methods: This study enrolled 450 elderly people who received general medical examinations in Tianjin First Center Hospital.

Study on relationship between elderly sarcopenia and inflammatory cytokine IL-6, anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10.

Background And Objectives: The pathophysiological mechanism of sarcopenia in the elderly has not yet been fully understood. Here, we aim to explore the relationship between sarcopenia and the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6), and the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) in an elderly population.

Methods: Our study comprised 118 males and 46 females aged between 61 and 90 who had received a general medical examination in Tianjin First Central Hospital.

A study on relationship between elderly sarcopenia and inflammatory factors IL-6 and TNF-α.

Background: This report aims to study the relationship between sarcopenia of elderly in community and inflammatory factors IL-6 and TNF-α.

Methods: A total of 441 elders who undertook physical examinations were included into this study. The age of these subjects were >60, in which 235 subjects were male and 206 subjects were female.

[Relationship between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the risk of metabolic syndrome].

Objective: To observe the relationship between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and the risk factors of metabolic syndrome (MS).

Methods: Between April and August 2010, a total of 4110 persons from the out-patient Department of Tianjin First Central Hospital, were divided into two groups, the less than and the older than 65-year-old groups. Items as body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, FPG, serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), GGT, serum high-density lipoprotein level (HDL-C), serum low-density lipoprotein level (LDL-C) and uric acid (UA) were tested and data was analyzed by SPSS.