露口 亮太

We aimed to examine the relationships among myostatin, adiponectin, and body composition, depending on the extent of weight loss, in patients with obesity undergoing a weight loss program. Myostatin and adiponectin might cross-talk and regulate changes in skeletal muscle and fat mass with or without successful weight loss. These findings indicate that evaluating serum myostatin and adiponectin levels in clinical practice could be used to predict the effects of weight loss and help prevent skeletal muscle mass loss.

We aimed to evaluate oxygen uptake adjusted by total skeletal muscle mass in patients with cardiovascular disease with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus. Peak oxygen uptake adjusted by skeletal muscle mass in patients withcardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus is lower than that in those without type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of toe grip-related training on predictors of physical performance and cognitive function in nursing home residents. A total of 35 nursing home residents (35 left and 35 right feet; mean age, 82.1 ± 7.9 years) were included in this study.Toe grip training improves not only toe grip strength itself, but also cognitive function. Furthermore, change in toe grip strength was an independent factor of change in MMSE in those populations.

軽費老人ホームやケアハウスは日常生活動作（ADL）が自立している方が入居されるため、ADL低下を予防することが重点課題となる。そのため、一般高齢者だけでなく、施設入居中の高齢者の転倒状況と身体機能との関連性を検証することは、生活の質を保つための方策を考える上で重要である。そこで本研究は、施設入居高齢者の転倒リスクと認知機能を調査し、身体機能ならびに足趾把持筋力との関連を検討することを目的とした。施設入居高齢者の転倒リスクは身体機能と関連し、足趾把持筋力が独立した予測因子であった。しかしながら、実際の転倒経験で分類すると足趾把持筋力ではなく、歩行速度が独立した予測因子であった。