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  1. Article ; Online: ACE I/D genotype associates with strength in sarcopenic men but not with response to ACE inhibitor therapy in older adults with sarcopenia: Results from the LACE trial.

    Rossios, Christos / Bashir, Tufail / Achison, Marcus / Adamson, Simon / Akpan, Asangaedem / Aspray, Terry / Avenell, Alison / Band, Margaret M / Burton, Louise A / Cvoro, Vera / Donnan, Peter T / Duncan, Gordon W / George, Jacob / Gordon, Adam L / Gregson, Celia L / Hapca, Adrian / Hume, Cheryl / Jackson, Thomas A / Kerr, Simon /
    Kilgour, Alixe / Masud, Tahir / McKenzie, Andrew / McKenzie, Emma / Patel, Harnish / Pilvinyte, Kristina / Roberts, Helen C / Sayer, Avan A / Smith, Karen T / Soiza, Roy L / Steves, Claire J / Struthers, Allan D / Tiwari, Divya / Whitney, Julie / Witham, Miles D / Kemp, Paul R

    PloS one

    2023  Volume 18, Issue 10, Page(s) e0292402

    Abstract: ... a negative result. Polymorphic variation in the ACE promoter (I/D alleles) has been associated ... was to determine whether I/D polymorphic variation is associated with muscle mass, strength ... from blood samples (n = 130 72 women and 58 men) was genotyped by PCR for the ACE I/D polymorphism. Genotypes were ...

    Abstract Background: Angiotensin II (AII), has been suggested to promote muscle loss. Reducing AII synthesis, by inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity has been proposed as a method to inhibit muscle loss. The LACE clinical trial was designed to determine whether ACE inhibition would reduce further muscle loss in individuals with sarcopenia but suffered from low recruitment and returned a negative result. Polymorphic variation in the ACE promoter (I/D alleles) has been associated with differences in ACE activity and muscle physiology in a range of clinical conditions. This aim of this analysis was to determine whether I/D polymorphic variation is associated with muscle mass, strength, in sarcopenia or contributed to the lack of response to treatment in the LACE study.
    Methods: Sarcopenic individuals were recruited into a 2x2 factorial multicentre double-blind study of the effects of perindopril and/or leucine versus placebo on physical performance and muscle mass. DNA extracted from blood samples (n = 130 72 women and 58 men) was genotyped by PCR for the ACE I/D polymorphism. Genotypes were then compared with body composition measured by DXA, hand grip and quadriceps strength before and after 12 months' treatment with leucine and/or perindopril in a cross-sectional analysis of the influence of genotype on these variables.
    Results: Allele frequencies for the normal UK population were extracted from 13 previous studies (I = 0.473, D = 0.527). In the LACE cohort the D allele was over-represented (I = 0.412, D = 0.588, p = 0.046). This over-representation was present in men (I = 0.353, D = 0.647, p = 0.010) but not women (I = 0.458, D = 0.532, p = 0.708). In men but not women, individuals with the I allele had greater leg strength (II/ID = 18.00 kg (14.50, 21.60) vs DD = 13.20 kg (10.50, 15.90), p = 0.028). Over the 12 months individuals with the DD genotype increased in quadriceps strength but those with the II or ID genotype did not. Perindopril did not increase muscle strength or mass in any polymorphism group relative to placebo.
    Conclusion: Our results suggest that although ACE genotype was not associated with response to ACE inhibitor therapy in the LACE trial population, sarcopenic men with the ACE DD genotype may be weaker than those with the ACE I/D or II genotype.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Female ; Aged ; Sarcopenia/drug therapy ; Sarcopenia/genetics ; Perindopril/therapeutic use ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/genetics ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Leucine ; Hand Strength ; Genotype ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Perindopril (Y5GMK36KGY) ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A (EC 3.4.15.1) ; Leucine (GMW67QNF9C) ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0292402
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  2. Article ; Online: ACE I/D genotype associates with strength in sarcopenic men but not with response to ACE inhibitor therapy in older adults with sarcopenia

    Christos Rossios / Tufail Bashir / Marcus Achison / Simon Adamson / Asangaedem Akpan / Terry Aspray / Alison Avenell / Margaret M Band / Louise A Burton / Vera Cvoro / Peter T Donnan / Gordon W Duncan / Jacob George / Adam L Gordon / Celia L Gregson / Adrian Hapca / Cheryl Hume / Thomas A Jackson / Simon Kerr /
    Alixe Kilgour / Tahir Masud / Andrew McKenzie / Emma McKenzie / Harnish Patel / Kristina Pilvinyte / Helen C Roberts / Avan A Sayer / Karen T Smith / Roy L Soiza / Claire J Steves / Allan D Struthers / Divya Tiwari / Julie Whitney / Miles D Witham / Paul R Kemp

    PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 10, p e

    Results from the LACE trial.

    2023  Volume 0292402

    Abstract: ... promoter (I/D alleles) has been associated with differences in ACE activity and muscle physiology ... in a range of clinical conditions. This aim of this analysis was to determine whether I/D polymorphic ... I/D polymorphism. Genotypes were then compared with body composition measured by DXA, hand grip and ...

    Abstract Background Angiotensin II (AII), has been suggested to promote muscle loss. Reducing AII synthesis, by inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity has been proposed as a method to inhibit muscle loss. The LACE clinical trial was designed to determine whether ACE inhibition would reduce further muscle loss in individuals with sarcopenia but suffered from low recruitment and returned a negative result. Polymorphic variation in the ACE promoter (I/D alleles) has been associated with differences in ACE activity and muscle physiology in a range of clinical conditions. This aim of this analysis was to determine whether I/D polymorphic variation is associated with muscle mass, strength, in sarcopenia or contributed to the lack of response to treatment in the LACE study. Methods Sarcopenic individuals were recruited into a 2x2 factorial multicentre double-blind study of the effects of perindopril and/or leucine versus placebo on physical performance and muscle mass. DNA extracted from blood samples (n = 130 72 women and 58 men) was genotyped by PCR for the ACE I/D polymorphism. Genotypes were then compared with body composition measured by DXA, hand grip and quadriceps strength before and after 12 months' treatment with leucine and/or perindopril in a cross-sectional analysis of the influence of genotype on these variables. Results Allele frequencies for the normal UK population were extracted from 13 previous studies (I = 0.473, D = 0.527). In the LACE cohort the D allele was over-represented (I = 0.412, D = 0.588, p = 0.046). This over-representation was present in men (I = 0.353, D = 0.647, p = 0.010) but not women (I = 0.458, D = 0.532, p = 0.708). In men but not women, individuals with the I allele had greater leg strength (II/ID = 18.00 kg (14.50, 21.60) vs DD = 13.20 kg (10.50, 15.90), p = 0.028). Over the 12 months individuals with the DD genotype increased in quadriceps strength but those with the II or ID genotype did not. Perindopril did not increase muscle strength or mass in any polymorphism ...
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: La tachycardie atriale mal tolérée du nouveau-né: à propos d’un cas.

    Affangla, Désiré Alain / Sarr, Thérèse Yandé / Ndiaye, Malick / Diedhiou, Abib Laye / D'Almeida, Franck / Ba, Djibril Marie / Leye, Mohamed / Phiri, Adamson / Ngouala, Georges Antoine Bazolo Ba / Kane, Adama

    The Pan African medical journal

    2019  Volume 34, Page(s) 176

    Abstract: Poorly tolerated cardiac rhythm disorders in the newborn are a real emergency requiring early and adequate management. We here report the case of 15-day old newborn with atrial tachycardia associated with acute heart failure requiring electrical ... ...

    Title translation Poorly tolerated atrial tachycardia in a newborn: a case study.
    Abstract Poorly tolerated cardiac rhythm disorders in the newborn are a real emergency requiring early and adequate management. We here report the case of 15-day old newborn with atrial tachycardia associated with acute heart failure requiring electrical cardioversion.
    MeSH term(s) Acute Disease ; Electric Countershock/methods ; Heart Failure/diagnosis ; Heart Failure/therapy ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Tachycardia, Supraventricular/diagnosis ; Tachycardia, Supraventricular/therapy
    Language French
    Publishing date 2019-12-04
    Publishing country Uganda
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2514347-5
    ISSN 1937-8688 ; 1937-8688
    ISSN (online) 1937-8688
    ISSN 1937-8688
    DOI 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.176.19883
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  4. Article ; Online: Medicare Part D payments for brand and generic drugs prescribed by dermatologists.

    Powell, Helen B / Adamson, Adewole S

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

    2018  Volume 79, Issue 3, Page(s) 575–577

    MeSH term(s) Cross-Sectional Studies ; Dermatologic Agents/economics ; Dermatologists ; Drug Utilization/economics ; Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data ; Drugs, Generic/economics ; Humans ; Medicare Part D/economics ; Medicare Part D/statistics & numerical data ; Practice Patterns, Physicians' ; United States
    Chemical Substances Dermatologic Agents ; Drugs, Generic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 603641-7
    ISSN 1097-6787 ; 0190-9622
    ISSN (online) 1097-6787
    ISSN 0190-9622
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.041
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  5. Article ; Online: Correlates of vitamin D in psychotic disorders: A comprehensive systematic review.

    Adamson, James / Lally, John / Gaughran, Fiona / Krivoy, Amir / Allen, Lauren / Stubbs, Brendon

    Psychiatry research

    2016  Volume 249, Page(s) 78–85

    Abstract: People with psychosis have high prevalence of low vitamin D levels but the correlates and relevance ... investigating correlates of vitamin D in people with psychosis. Data was summarised with a best evidence ... synthesis. Across 23 included studies (n=1770 psychosis, n=8171 controls) a mean difference in vitamin D ...

    Abstract People with psychosis have high prevalence of low vitamin D levels but the correlates and relevance of this deficiency are unclear. A systematic search of major databases from inception to 03/2016 was undertaken investigating correlates of vitamin D in people with psychosis. Data was summarised with a best evidence synthesis. Across 23 included studies (n=1770 psychosis, n=8171 controls) a mean difference in vitamin D levels between both groups of -11.14ng/ml±0.59 was found. 53 unique correlations between vitamin D and outcomes in people with psychosis were identified. The evidence base was broadly equivocal although season of blood sampling (67% of studies found a positive correlation with warmer seasons) and parathyroid hormone (100% of studies found a negative correlation) were associated with vitamin D levels. The most commonly non-correlated variables were: BMI (83% found no correlation), age (73%), gender (86%), smoking (100%), duration of illness (100%) and general assessment of functioning score (100%). In conclusion, whilst many unique correlates have been investigated, there is weak and inconclusive evidence regarding the consistency and meaning of the correlates of vitamin D levels in people with psychosis. Future longitudinal studies should consider the correlates of vitamin D in people with psychosis.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Male ; Parathyroid Hormone/blood ; Prevalence ; Psychotic Disorders/blood ; Psychotic Disorders/complications ; Seasons ; Vitamin D/blood ; Vitamin D Deficiency/blood ; Vitamin D Deficiency/epidemiology ; Vitamin D Deficiency/psychology
    Chemical Substances Parathyroid Hormone ; Vitamin D (1406-16-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12-31
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 445361-x
    ISSN 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506 ; 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    ISSN (online) 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506
    ISSN 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.12.052
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  6. Article ; Online: Medicare Part D Payments for Topical Steroids: Rising Costs and Potential Savings.

    Song, Hannah / Adamson, Adewole / Mostaghimi, Arash

    JAMA dermatology

    2017  Volume 153, Issue 8, Page(s) 755–759

    Abstract: ... setting, and participants: This study was a retrospective cost analysis of the Medicare Part D Prescriber ... from 2011 to 2015 by Medicare Part D participants who filled prescriptions for topical steroids.: Main ... adjusted for inflation and reported in 2015 dollars.: Results: Medicare Part D expenditures on topical ...

    Abstract Importance: Rising pharmaceutical costs in the United States are an increasing source of financial burden for payers and patients. Although topical steroids are among the most commonly prescribed medications in dermatology, there are limited data on steroid-related spending and utilization.
    Objective: To characterize Medicare and patient out-of-pocket costs for topical steroids, and to model potential savings that could result from substitution of the cheapest topical steroid from the corresponding potency class.
    Design, setting, and participants: This study was a retrospective cost analysis of the Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, which details annual drug utilization and spending on both generic and branded drugs from 2011 to 2015 by Medicare Part D participants who filled prescriptions for topical steroids.
    Main outcomes and measures: Total and potential Medicare and out-of-pocket patient spending. Costs were adjusted for inflation and reported in 2015 dollars.
    Results: Medicare Part D expenditures on topical steroids between 2011 and 2015 were $2.3 billion. Patients' out-of-pocket spending for topical steroids over the same period was $333.7 million. The total annual spending increased from $237.6 million to $775.9 million, an increase of 226.5%. Patients' annual out-of-pocket spending increased from $41.4 million to $101.8 million, an increase of 145.9%. The total number of prescriptions were 7.7 million in 2011 and 10.6 million in 2015, an increase of 37.0%. Generic medication costs accounted for 97.8% of the total spending during this time period. The potential health care savings and out-of-pocket patient savings from substitution of the cheapest topical steroid within the corresponding potency class were $944.8 million and $66.6 million, respectively.
    Conclusions and relevance: Most topical steroids prescribed were generic drugs. There has been a sharp increase in Medicare and out-of-pocket spending on topical steroids that is driven by higher costs for generics. Use of clinical decision support tools to enable substitution of the most affordable generic topical steroid from the corresponding potency class may reduce drug expenditures.
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Topical ; Cost Sharing/economics ; Costs and Cost Analysis ; Decision Support Systems, Clinical ; Dermatology ; Drug Costs ; Drugs, Generic/administration & dosage ; Drugs, Generic/economics ; Financing, Personal/economics ; Glucocorticoids/administration & dosage ; Glucocorticoids/economics ; Humans ; Medicare Part D/economics ; Retrospective Studies ; United States
    Chemical Substances Drugs, Generic ; Glucocorticoids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-04-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2701761-8
    ISSN 2168-6084 ; 2168-6068
    ISSN (online) 2168-6084
    ISSN 2168-6068
    DOI 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1130
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  7. Article ; Online: Analytic determination of n, k and d of two-dimensional materials by ellipsometry and reflectivity.

    Adamson, Peep

    Applied optics

    2014  Volume 53, Issue 21, Page(s) 4804–4810

    Abstract: Simple diagnostics possibilities of two-dimensional absorbing materials on dielectric substrates by ellipsometry or by integrating ellipsometric and reflectance measurements are analyzed. The analysis is based on the original analytical formulas for ... ...

    Abstract Simple diagnostics possibilities of two-dimensional absorbing materials on dielectric substrates by ellipsometry or by integrating ellipsometric and reflectance measurements are analyzed. The analysis is based on the original analytical formulas for ellipsometric angles obtained in the framework of a long-wavelength approximation. A valuable feature of this approach lies in the fact that the traditional model-based regression analysis is not used for data handling-new inversion formulas allow direct calculation of optical constants and thickness of a two-dimensional absorbing material upon a transparent substrate. In practice, it is of first importance that there exists no need of initial guesses for the desired parameters. The presented method is tested using a numerical simulation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-07-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1539-4522
    ISSN (online) 1539-4522
    DOI 10.1364/AO.53.004804
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  8. Article ; Online: Vitamin D Status, Muscle Strength and Physical Performance Decline in Very Old Adults: A Prospective Study.

    Granic, Antoneta / Hill, Tom R / Davies, Karen / Jagger, Carol / Adamson, Ashley / Siervo, Mario / Kirkwood, Thomas B L / Mathers, John C / Sayer, Avan A

    Nutrients

    2017  Volume 9, Issue 4

    Abstract: Mixed reports exist about the role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in muscle ageing and there are ... few prospective studies involving the very old (aged ≥ 85) who are at highest risk of low 25(OH)D, loss of muscle mass and ...

    Abstract Mixed reports exist about the role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in muscle ageing and there are few prospective studies involving the very old (aged ≥ 85) who are at highest risk of low 25(OH)D, loss of muscle mass and strength, and physical performance decline. In the Newcastle 85+ Study (
    MeSH term(s) 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2/blood ; Aged, 80 and over ; Calcifediol/blood ; Cohort Studies ; Dietary Supplements ; Disease Progression ; Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena ; Female ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Muscle Strength ; Nutritional Status ; Prospective Studies ; Psychomotor Performance ; Risk ; Sarcopenia/epidemiology ; Sarcopenia/physiopathology ; Sarcopenia/prevention & control ; Seasons ; Self Report ; Sex Factors ; United Kingdom/epidemiology ; Vitamin D/therapeutic use ; Vitamin D Deficiency/blood ; Vitamin D Deficiency/diet therapy ; Vitamin D Deficiency/epidemiology ; Vitamin D Deficiency/physiopathology
    Chemical Substances Vitamin D (1406-16-2) ; 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2 (21343-40-8) ; Calcifediol (P6YZ13C99Q)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-04-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643 ; 2072-6643
    ISSN (online) 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu9040379
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  9. Article ; Online: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and its determinants in the very old: the Newcastle 85+ Study.

    Hill, T R / Granic, A / Davies, K / Collerton, J / Martin-Ruiz, C / Siervo, M / Mathers, J C / Adamson, A J / Francis, R M / Pearce, S H / Razvi, S / Kirkwood, T B L / Jagger, C

    Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA

    2015  Volume 27, Issue 3, Page(s) 1199–1208

    Abstract: Summary: Data on vitamin D status in very old adults are lacking. The aim of this study was ... to assess 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations and its predictors in 775 adults aged 85 years old ... living in North-East England. Low 25(OH)D was alarmingly high during winter/spring months ...

    Abstract Summary: Data on vitamin D status in very old adults are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations and its predictors in 775 adults aged 85 years old living in North-East England. Low 25(OH)D was alarmingly high during winter/spring months, but its biological significance is unknown.
    Introduction: Despite recent concerns about the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in much of the British adult and paediatric population, there is a dearth of data on vitamin D status and its predictors in very old adults. The objective of the present study was to describe vitamin D status and its associated factors in a broadly representative sample of very old men and women aged 85 years living in the North East of England (55° N).
    Methods: Serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] were analysed in 775 participants in the baseline phase of the Newcastle 85+ cohort study. Season of blood sampling, dietary, health, lifestyle and anthropometric data were collected and included as potential predictors of vitamin D status in ordinal regression models.
    Results: Median serum 25(OH)D concentrations were 27, 45, 43 and 33 nmol/L during spring, summer, autumn and winter, respectively. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency according to North American Institute of Medicine guidelines [serum 25(OH)D <30 nmol/L] varied significantly with season with the highest prevalence observed in spring (51%) and the lowest prevalence observed in autumn (23%; P < 0.001). Reported median (inter-quartile range) dietary intakes of vitamin D were very low at 2.9 (1.2-3.3) μg/day. In multivariate ordinal regression models, non-users of either prescribed or non-prescribed vitamin D preparations and winter and spring blood sampling were associated with lower 25(OH)D concentrations. Dietary vitamin D intake, disability score and disease count were not independently associated with vitamin D status in the cohort.
    Conclusion: There is an alarming high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (<30 nmol/L) in 85-year-olds living in North East England at all times of the year but particularly during winter and spring. Use of vitamin D containing preparations (both supplements and medications) appeared to be the strongest predictor of 25(OH)D concentrations in these very old adults.
    MeSH term(s) Aged, 80 and over ; Blood Specimen Collection/methods ; Calcium, Dietary/administration & dosage ; Diet/statistics & numerical data ; Dietary Supplements ; England/epidemiology ; Exercise/physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Prevalence ; Residence Characteristics ; Risk Factors ; Seasons ; Vitamin D/administration & dosage ; Vitamin D/analogs & derivatives ; Vitamin D/blood ; Vitamin D Deficiency/blood ; Vitamin D Deficiency/epidemiology ; Vitamin D Deficiency/etiology
    Chemical Substances Calcium, Dietary ; Vitamin D (1406-16-2) ; 25-hydroxyvitamin D (A288AR3C9H)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-10-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1064892-6
    ISSN 1433-2965 ; 0937-941X
    ISSN (online) 1433-2965
    ISSN 0937-941X
    DOI 10.1007/s00198-015-3366-9
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  10. Article: Vitamin D Status, Muscle Strength and Physical Performance Decline in Very Old Adults: A Prospective Study

    Granic, Antoneta / Hill, Tom R / Davies, Karen / Jagger, Carol / Adamson, Ashley / Siervo, Mario / Kirkwood, Thomas B. L / Mathers, John C / Sayer, Avan A

    Nutrients. 2017 Apr. 13, v. 9, no. 4

    2017  

    Abstract: Mixed reports exist about the role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in muscle ageing and there are ... few prospective studies involving the very old (aged ≥ 85) who are at highest risk of low 25(OH)D, loss of muscle mass and ... the association between 25(OH)D season-specific quartiles (hereafter SQ1–SQ4), grip strength (GS) and physical ...

    Abstract Mixed reports exist about the role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in muscle ageing and there are few prospective studies involving the very old (aged ≥ 85) who are at highest risk of low 25(OH)D, loss of muscle mass and strength, and physical performance decline. In the Newcastle 85+ Study (n = 845), we aimed to determine the association between 25(OH)D season-specific quartiles (hereafter SQ1–SQ4), grip strength (GS) and physical performance decline (Timed Up-and-Go Test, TUG) over 5 years using mixed models. In the time-only models with linear and quadratic slopes, SQ1 and SQ4 of 25(OH)D were associated with weaker GS initially in men (SQ1: β (SE) = −2.56 (0.96); SQ4: −2.16 (1.06)) and women (SQ1: −1.10 (0.52); SQ4: −1.28 (0.50)) (all p ≤ 0.04). In the fully adjusted models, only men in SQ1 had a significant annual decline in GS of 1.41 kg which accelerated over time (−0.40 (0.1)), (both p ≤ 0.003) compared with those in combined middle quartiles. Only women in SQ1 and SQ4 of 25(OH)D had worse TUG times initially, but the rate of TUG decline was not affected. Low baseline 25(OH)D may contribute to muscle strength decline in the very old and particularly in men.
    Keywords elderly ; men ; models ; muscle strength ; muscle tissues ; muscles ; physical activity ; prospective studies ; vitamin status ; women
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2017-0413
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu9040379
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