Factors of Muscle Quality and Determinants of Muscle Strength: A Systematic Literature Review

Muscle quality defined as the ratio of muscle strength to muscle mass disregards underlying factors which influence muscle strength. The aim of this review was to investigate the relationship of phase angle (PhA), echo intensity (EI), muscular adipose tissue (MAT), muscle fiber type, fascicle pennat...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2022-10, Vol.10 (10), p.1937
Main Authors: Kuschel, Luciano Bruno, Sonnenburg, Dominik, Engel, Tilman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Bias
Body fat
echo intensity
Health aspects
Knee
Literature reviews
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
muscle quality
Muscle strength
Muscles
Musculoskeletal system
Oxygen consumption
phase angle
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Systematic Review
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Summary:Muscle quality defined as the ratio of muscle strength to muscle mass disregards underlying factors which influence muscle strength. The aim of this review was to investigate the relationship of phase angle (PhA), echo intensity (EI), muscular adipose tissue (MAT), muscle fiber type, fascicle pennation angle (θf), fascicle length (lf), muscle oxidative capacity, insulin sensitivity (IS), neuromuscular activation, and motor unit to muscle strength. PubMed search was performed in 2021. The inclusion criteria were: (i) original research, (ii) human participants, (iii) adults (≥18 years). Exclusion criteria were: (i) no full-text, (ii) non-English or -German language, (iii) pathologies. Forty-one studies were identified. Nine studies found a weak−moderate negative (range r: [−0.26]−[−0.656], p < 0.05) correlation between muscle strength and EI. Four studies found a weak−moderate positive correlation (range r: 0.177−0.696, p < 0.05) between muscle strength and PhA. Two studies found a moderate-strong negative correlation (range r: [−0.446]−[−0.87], p < 0.05) between muscle strength and MAT. Two studies found a weak-strong positive correlation (range r: 0.28−0.907, p < 0.05) between θf and muscle strength. Muscle oxidative capacity was found to be a predictor of muscle strength. This review highlights that the current definition of muscle quality should be expanded upon as to encompass all possible factors of muscle quality.
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare10101937