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Abstract
Purpose: The aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) rs671 polymorphism, which is exclusive to the Asian population, is related to many diseases. A high reactive oxygen species production in mitochondria, and low muscle strength in athletes and non-athletes, has been observed, as our previous study demonstrated. The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence of ALDH2 rs671 on the loss of muscle strength with aging and replicate our previous study in non-athletes.
Methods: Healthy Japanese individuals (n = 1804) aged 23-94 years were genotyped using DNA extracted from saliva. Muscle strength was assessed using grip strength and chair stand test (CST). The interaction between age and genotypes was analyzed by two-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) adjusted for sex, body mass index (BMI), and exercise habit.
Results: Individuals aged ≧55 with the AA genotype had a lower performance than those with the GG + GA genotype in the grip strength test (28.1 ± 9.1 kg vs. 29.1 ± 8.3 kg, p = 0.021). There was an interaction between age and genotype, where individuals with ≧55 years old AA genotype had a higher loss of strength compared to GG + GA genotypes in the CST (0.025). No interaction in other models and no sex differences were found.
Conclusion: This study replicated previous results of the relationship between the AA genotype with lower muscle strength and as a novelty showed that this genotype is associated with a higher age-related loss of strength.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Physiological Anthropology (JPA) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on the physiological functions of modern mankind, with an emphasis on the physical and bio-cultural effects on human adaptability to the current environment.
The objective of JPA is to evaluate physiological adaptations to modern living environments, and to publish research from different scientific fields concerned with environmental impact on human life.
Topic areas include, but are not limited to:
environmental physiology
bio-cultural environment
living environment
epigenetic adaptation
development and growth
age and sex differences
nutrition and morphology
physical fitness and health
Journal of Physiological Anthropology is the official journal of the Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology.