Ageing influence in the evolution of strength and muscle mass in women with fibromyalgia: the al-Ándalus project

Fibromyalgia is associated with physical disabilities in daily activities. Moreover, patients with fibromyalgia present similar levels of functional capacity and physical condition than elderly people. The aim of this study was to analyse the evolution of strength and muscle mass in women with fibro...

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Published in:Rheumatology international 2015-07, Vol.35 (7), p.1243-1250
Main Authors: Latorre-Román, Pedro Ángel, Segura-Jiménez, Víctor, Aparicio, Virginia A., Santos e Campos, María Aparecida, García-Pinillos, Felipe, Herrador-Colmenero, Manuel, Álvarez-Gallardo, Inmaculada C., Delgado-Fernández, Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aging
Body Composition
Case-Control Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Electric Impedance
Female
Fibromyalgia - diagnosis
Fibromyalgia - physiopathology
Hand Strength
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Muscle Strength
Muscle, Skeletal - pathology
Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology
Original Article - Observational Research
Rheumatology
Risk Factors
Spain
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Fibromyalgia is associated with physical disabilities in daily activities. Moreover, patients with fibromyalgia present similar levels of functional capacity and physical condition than elderly people. The aim of this study was to analyse the evolution of strength and muscle mass in women with fibromyalgia along ageing. A total sample of 492 fibromyalgia patients and 279 healthy control women were included in the study. Participants in each group were further divided into four age subgroups: subgroup 1: 30–39 years old, subgroup 2: 40–49 years old, subgroup 3: 50–59 years old and subgroup 4: 60–69 years old. Standardized field-based fitness tests were used to assess muscle strength (30-s chair stand, handgrip strength and arm curl tests). Fibromyalgia patients did not show impairment on muscle mass along ageing, without values of skeletal muscle mass index below 6.76 kg/m 2 in any group. However, in all variables of muscle strength, the fibromyalgia group showed less strength than the healthy group ( p  
ISSN:0172-8172
1437-160X
DOI:10.1007/s00296-015-3213-5