Background: Increasing number of the older adultspopulation results in increasing sarcopenia, a geriatric problem that may lead to poor quality of life, susceptibility to disease, malnutrition, and even death. Muscle mass is an important sarcopenia parameter that can be measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). Detection of decreased muscle mass can be done by measuring cal…
Backgrounds: Vitamin D regulates muscle function by binding to vitamin D receptors (VDR) via genomic signaling pathways. The biologically active form of vitamin D (1,25- (OH)D) affects muscles by modulation of gene transcription and protein kinase signaling pathways that support proliferation and muscle growth. Aging will result in the interaction of vitamin D and VDR, affecting the regulat…
Background : Previous studies reported that visceral fat plays an important role in cardiovascular disease, even in non-obese individuals. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a non-invasive and radiation-free method for assessing visceral fat. Not much is known whether visceral fat correlates with lipid profile in myocardial infarction (MI) patients in Indonesian population. The purpo…
cardiovascular disease, even in non-obese individuals. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a non-invasive and radiation-free method for assessing visceral fat. Not much is known whether visceral fat correlates with lipid profile in myocardial infarction (MI) patients in Indonesian population. The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between visceral fat and serum lipid…