Muscle mass, function and performance across the adult lifespan: the study of muscle, mobility and ageing.

Background D-creatine (DCr) dilution provides an accurate estimate of total body skeletal muscle mass, yet few studies have examined its relationship with function and performance across the lifespan, particularly before age 70. We modelled the association of age with D₃Cr muscle mass across adultho...

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Publicado en:Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 1 - 11
Autores principales: Hetherington-Rauth, Megan, McCulloch, Charles E, Kritchevsky, Stephen B, Newman, Anne B, Hepple, Russel T, Coen, Paul M, Goodpaster, Bret H, Shankaran, Mahalakshmi, Hellerstein, Marc, Evans, William J
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Apr2026
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          California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, CA 91740, USA
          Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
          Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27104, USA
          Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
          Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
          Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, FL 32803, USA
          Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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        Sex distribution
        Age distribution
        Aging
        Longevity
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        Thigh
        Body movement
        Oxygen consumption
        Walking speed
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        strength
        thigh muscle
        walking speed
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        aerobic capacity
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        muscle function
        muscle mass
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        strength
        thigh muscle
        walking speed
      ab: Background D-creatine (DCr) dilution provides an accurate estimate of total body skeletal muscle mass, yet few studies have examined its relationship with function and performance across the lifespan, particularly before age 70. We modelled the association of age with D₃Cr muscle mass across adulthood and compared it with age-related differences in muscle function and performance. Methods Adults aged 30–69 years (n  = 69; 33 men) and 70+ (n  = 826; 344 men) from the Study of Muscle, Mobility and Ageing completed assessments of DCr muscle mass, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) thigh muscle volume, 1-RM leg strength and leg extension power, 4 m walking speed and cardiorespiratory fitness (VO peak). Regression models estimated annualised percent differences with age for each outcome. Results In men, progressively lower D₃Cr muscle mass with advancing age (−0.5%/year in young adults to −1.4%/year in oldest-old) paralleled the pattern observed for leg strength and walking speed (P  > .05). Larger age-associated differences were observed for leg power and VO₂ peak, and smaller for MRI thigh muscle volume. In women, D₃Cr muscle mass was already lower in young adulthood (−0.6%/year) and remained relatively stable thereafter, a pattern similar to MRI thigh muscle volume. However, age-related differences in strength, power and VO₂ peak in women generally exceeded those in D₃Cr muscle mass, while walking speed aligned more closely. Conclusion Age-associated differences in muscle mass tracked closely with strength (men) and functional capacity. These results indicate that the role of low muscle mass in functional decline has been underestimated, emphasising the importance of strategies to preserve/enhance muscle mass throughout adulthood.
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