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Effects of progressive resistance training on body composition in frail older adults: results of a randomized, controlled trial.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16339329     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Progressive resistance exercise training (PRT) has been shown to increase muscle strength and fat-free mass (FFM) in elderly persons. Limited information is available regarding the effects of PRT on lean and fat mass in frail elderly persons. METHODS: Ninety-one community-dwelling sedentary men and women, 78 years and older with physical frailty (defined using standardized objective criteria) were enrolled in a 9-month trial of exercise training (ET). Physical frailty was defined as having 2 of the 3 following criteria: modified Physical Performance Test score between 18 and 32, peak aerobic power between 10 and 18 ml/kg/min, or self-report of difficulty or assistance with two instrumental activities of daily living or one basic activity of daily living. Participants were randomly assigned to either a control (CTL) group that performed a low intensity home exercise program or a supervised ET group that performed 3 months of low intensity exercise and 3 months of PRT. RESULTS: After completion of PRT, ET participants had greater improvements than did CTL participants in maximal voluntary force production for knee extension (mean Delta +5.3 +/- 13 ft/lb vs +1.1 +/- 11 ft/lb, p =.05), measured using isokinetic dynamometry. Total body FFM (measured using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) increased in the ET group, but not in the CTL group (mean Delta +0.84 +/- 1.4 kg vs +0.01 +/- 1.5 kg, p =.005). Total, trunk, intra-abdominal, and subcutaneous fat mass (measured using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and (1)H-magnetic resonance imaging) did not change in response to PRT. CONCLUSIONS: Three months of supervised PRT induced improvements in maximal voluntary thigh muscle strength and whole body FFM in frail, community-dwelling elderly women and men. This supervised exercise program may not be sufficient to reduce whole-body or intra-abdominal fat area in this population.
Authors:
Ellen F Binder; Kevin E Yarasheski; Karen Steger-May; David R Sinacore; Marybeth Brown; Kenneth B Schechtman; John O Holloszy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences     Volume:  60     ISSN:  1079-5006     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci.     Publication Date:  2005 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-12-12     Completed Date:  2006-01-24     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9502837     Medline TA:  J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1425-31     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, 4488 Forest Park Blvd., Suite 201, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA. ebinder@im.wustl.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Composition*
Female
Frail Elderly*
Humans
Male
Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
Weight Lifting*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5-M01 RR00036/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; P01-AG13629/AG/NIA NIH HHS

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