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March 6, 2026Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine0 citationsOpen Access

Associations of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Percent Body Fat with Balance, Gait, and Locomotive Syndrome Risk in Community-dwelling Older Women

JNJunji NishimotoKOKoji OnoSTShingo Taki

Key Points

  • The research aims to clarify the relationships between skeletal muscle mass, percent body fat, balance, and locomotive syndrome risk in older women.
  • Cross-sectional analysis of community-dwelling older women
  • Assessment of skeletal muscle mass and percent body fat
  • Evaluation of balance and walking speed measures
  • Higher skeletal muscle mass is associated with better balance and lower LS risk
  • Increased percent body fat correlates with higher LS risk
  • Both balance and gait significantly contribute to LS risk among older women

Abstract

Objectives: Locomotive syndrome (LS) is prevalent among older adults, particularly women, and is a major contributor to the need for long-term care. In rapidly aging Japan, addressing LS has become a public health priority. Although skeletal muscle mass, percent body fat (PBF), balance, and walking speed have each been linked to LS, their interrelationships remain unclear. This study examined how muscle mass and PBF are associated with LS risk in relation to balance and walking speed.

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Nishimoto et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa6ee2531e4c4a9ff59063https://doi.org/10.2490/prm.20260010
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