This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ward CL, Suh Y, Lane AD, Yan H, Ranadive SM, Fernhall, B, Motl RW, Evans EM. Body composition and physical function in women with multiple sclerosis. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(8):1139–48. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Body composition and physical function in women with multiple sclerosis Christie L. Ward, MS; Yoojin Suh, MS; Abbi D. Lane, MS; Huimin Yan, MS; Sushant M. Ranadive, PhD; Bo Fernhall, PhD; Robert W. Motl, PhD; Ellen M. Evans, PhD
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ward CL, Suh Y, Lane AD, Yan H, Ranadive SM, Fernhall, B, Motl RW, Evans EM. Body composition and physical function in women with multiple sclerosis. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(8):1139–48. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Aim – Determine whether physical activity and body composition were differentially associated with lower-limb physical function in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with controls. Relevance – Identifying elements most related to physical functioning for persons with MS may optimize lifestyle choices that prolong independence.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ward CL, Suh Y, Lane AD, Yan H, Ranadive SM, Fernhall, B, Motl RW, Evans EM. Body composition and physical function in women with multiple sclerosis. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(8):1139–48. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Method Participants: – Females with MS and controls. – Matched for age and body mass index. Measures: – Physical activity: daily step counts. – Relative fat mass. – Leg lean mass: dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. – Lower-limb physical function: objective performance tests.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ward CL, Suh Y, Lane AD, Yan H, Ranadive SM, Fernhall, B, Motl RW, Evans EM. Body composition and physical function in women with multiple sclerosis. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(8):1139–48. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Results Persons with MS had 12.5% to 53% poorer lower-limb physical function than controls. Physical activity, relative fat mass, and leg lean mass to body mass ratio associated with lower- limb physical function in both groups. Median splits: Higher relative fat mass, lower leg lean mass to body mass ratio, and MS conferred poorer lower-limb physical function.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ward CL, Suh Y, Lane AD, Yan H, Ranadive SM, Fernhall, B, Motl RW, Evans EM. Body composition and physical function in women with multiple sclerosis. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(8):1139–48. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Conclusion Physical activity, relative fat mass, and leg lean mass to body mass ratio were associated with lower-limb physical function. Results suggest targeting body composition for MS interventions. – Specifically: reducing adiposity, increasing lean mass, and/or increasing physical activity levels