Relationships among Body Composition, Upper and Lower Limb Muscle Strength and Circumferences of the Extremities

KAI Yoshihiro, FUJINO Hidemi, MURATA Shin, TAKEI Kazuto, MURATA Jun, TAKEDA Isao

doi:10.14900/cjpt.2007.0.a0853.0

In this study we measured body composition (skeletal muscle and fat volumes), upper and lower limb muscle strength and the circumferences of the extremities of 37 healthy adults, and investigated the relationships among them. For both men and women, a significant positive correlation was found between upper and lower limb strength and skeletal muscle volume. Also, a significant positive correlation was found between upper and lower limb muscle strengths and the circumferences of the extremities, though the correlation was lower than that of skeletal muscle volume. A significant positive correlation was found between body composition and the circumferences of the extremities as well, and within this relationship, the correlation with women's body fat volumes was extremely high. The present results suggest that skeletal muscle volume, which indicates body composition, reflects upper and lower limb strength. Also, we assume that the values of the circumferences of the extremities are greatly influenced by skeletal muscle and fat volumes in addition to muscle strength.<br>

Relationships among Body Composition, Upper and Lower Limb Muscle Strength and Circumferences of the Extremities

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