| Summary: | 碩士 === 國防醫學院 === 公共衛生學研究所 === 107 === Introduction:
Due to the advancement of medical technology, the elderly population has a tendency to increase year by year. Advanced countries almost all face the problem of aging, but longevity does not mean that they have a good quality of life. It is very important to be able to take care of themselves and maintain physical activity. However, muscle strength and muscle mass decrease with age, which is an important indicator of sarcopenia and weakness. The prevalence rate of global sarcopenia is about 10%, and the prevalence rate in Taiwan is about 3.9% to 7.3%. The individual's muscle strength is closely related to their own health and living habits. The strength of the lower limbs' muscle function will affect the ability of independent living and thus affect the quality of life. Taiwan has little research on sarcopenia and weakness and quality of life, so it is known from this study.
Purpose:
To explore the association between sarcopenia, weakness and quality of life (sf12), and hope to be the basis for the healthy aging of the city in Taipei.
Method:
In this study, we performed a case-control study and received 1095 Participant from in Health Management Center of Tri-Service General Hospital from 2016 to 2018. Measurement of Participant's grip strength, walking speed, five times of sitting and receiving blood samples, and completion of DXA and questionnaires, excluding 371 repeated participation, 151 missing values and 21 missing questionnaires, a total of 552 subjects for data analysis. Analysis by SPSS.23, independent sample T test, ANOVA and multiple regression analysis were associated with different demographic variables and quality of life.
Result:
Patients with sarcopenia have lower anthropometric values (waist circumference, hip circumference and neck circumference) and BMI, while BMI is more likely to have less muscle deficiency. Healthy people, dynapenia, and sarcopenia were associated with quality of life (sf-12) (p<0.05), while dynapenia and sarcopenia were not associated with quality of life (p>0.05).
Conclusion:
Sarcopenia and dynapenia are affecting the quality of healthy life, affecting not only physical activity, but also psychology.
Key word: dynapenia, sarcopenia, quality of life
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