ワカバヤシ ヒデタカ   Wakabayashi Hidetaka
  若林 秀隆
   所属   医学部 医学科(東京女子医科大学病院)
   職種   教授・基幹分野長
論文種別 原著
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 Sarcopenic Dysphagia with Low Tongue Pressure Is Associated with Worsening of Swallowing, Nutritional Status, and Activities of Daily Living.
掲載誌名 正式名:The journal of nutrition, health & aging
略  称:J Nutr Health Aging
ISSNコード:17604788/12797707
掲載区分国外
巻・号・頁 25(7),pp.883-888
著者・共著者 Shimizu A, Maeda K, Wakabayashi H, Nishioka S, Ohno T, Nomoto A, Kayashita J, Fujishima I
発行年月 2021/07
概要 OBJECTIVES:According to the recently proposed diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic dysphagia, sarcopenic dysphagia can be classified as probable or possible based on tongue pressure. However, it is unclear whether patients with probable and possible sarcopenic dysphagia have different characteristics. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether patients with possible and probable sarcopenic dysphagia have different clinical characteristics.DESIGN:A cross-sectional study.SETTING:A rehabilitation hospital.PARTICIPANTS:In total, 129 patients aged ≥65 years with sarcopenic dysphagia were included.METHODS:A tongue pressure of <20 kPa was indicative of probable sarcopenic dysphagia, and a tongue pressure of ≥20 kPa was indicative of possible sarcopenic dysphagia. Kuchi-Kara Taberu (KT) index scores were compared between the probable or possible sarcopenic dysphagia groups.RESULTS:According to the tongue pressure, 76 and 53 patients were classified into the probable and possible sarcopenic dysphagia groups, respectively. In multiple linear regression analysis, the presence of probable sarcopenic dysphagia was independently associated with the total KT index score (standardized coefficient: -0.313, regression coefficient: -4.500, 95% confidence interval [CI], -6.920 to -2.080, P < 0.001). The presence of probable sarcopenic dysphagia was independently associated with some subitems of the KT index (willingness to eat, cognitive function while eating, oral preparatory and propulsive phase, severity of pharyngeal dysphagia, eating behavior, and daily living activities).CONCLUSIONS:Patients with probable sarcopenic dysphagia were characterized by poor overall eating-related conditions, especially poor swallowing ability, ability to perform activities of daily living, and nutritional status.
DOI 10.1007/s12603-021-1641-3
PMID 34409966