20
Participants
Start Date
November 2, 2019
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2020
Study Completion Date
December 30, 2020
Bioimpedenziometry, Handgrip strenght evaluation
The measurement of body composition was performed using Bioimpedance (BIA 101, Akern srl, Pontassieve (FI), Italy). The handgrip dynamometer (Jamar, Sammons Preston, Bolingbrook, IL, USA) was used to determine the isometric force of the forearm.
Evaluation on blood specimens
Serum samples were assayed for calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, lactate dehydrogenase (Ldh), creatine phosphokinase (Cpk), creatine kinase myocardial band (Ckmmb), myoglobin, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), 25(OH)-Vitamin D, osteocalcin, bone alkaline phosphatase (b-ALP), C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX-I), haptoglobin, sclerostin, myostatin, and Irisin. Irisin serum concentrations were detected using a competitive ELISA kit (AdipoGen, Liestal, Switzerland)
Policlinic Hospital, Bari
University of Bari
OTHER