1장 _____ 근감소증의 정의 ·················································································· 1

2장 _____ 노화에 따른 근육량 감소의 역학 ····························································· 11

3장 _____ 노화 관련 근감소증에서 미토콘드리아의 역할 ·········································· 19

4장 _____ 운동 단위 리모델링 ············································································· 37

5장 _____ 영양, 단백질 대사회전 및 근육량 ··························································· 47

6장 _____ 근감소증 위험이 있는 사람 선별하기 ······················································ 65

7장 _____ 근감소증의 부작용 및 기능적 결과 ························································· 73

8장 _____ 근감소증에 대한 생애전주기적 접근 ······················································· 79

9장 _____ 급성 근감소증 ··················································································· 97

10장 _____ 근감소증, 노쇠 및 내재적 능력 ····························································· 115

11장 _____ 골근감소증 ······················································································ 127

12장 _____ 근감소성 비만 ················································································· 145

13장 _____ 근감소증과 인지 손상 ········································································ 155

14장 _____ 근감소증과 다른 만성 장기 질환들 ························································ 173

15장 _____ 골격근의 영상 ·················································································· 181

16장 _____ 근육량 측정: 방정식 및 컷오프 포인트 ·················································· 195

17장 _____ 인체 근육량 평가를 위한 중수소화 크레아틴의 희석(D3-Cr Muscle Mass): 방법, 초기 결과, 향후 방향성 ········· 223

18장 _____ 근력 및 파워 측정 ············································································· 235

19장 _____ 신체 수행력의 측정 ··········································································· 247

20장 _____ 신체 노쇠와 근감소증의 생체지표들 ····················································· 265

21장 _____ 삶의 질과 근감소증 ··········································································· 273

22장 _____ 근감소증 예방 및 개선을 위한 운동 중재 ··············································· 299

23장 _____ 근감소증 치료를 위한 영양학적 접근 ···················································· 327

24장 _____ 베타-하이드록시-베타-메틸부트리레이트(HMB) 및 근감소증 ···················· 347

25장 _____ 근감소증, 노쇠 및 내재적 능력 약물 치료의 미래 ····································· 359

26장 _____ 근감소증: 예방이 가능한가? ······························································· 395

27장 _____ 근감소증의 재정적 영향 ····································································· 413

28장 _____ 임상의를 위한 근감소증 관리 ······························································ 425

•INDEX 433

•부록 _ 컬러 차트 447

 근감소증(Sarcopenia)은 노화에 따른 근육량, 근력 및 신체기능의 저하로 정의될 수 있습니다. 과거에는 일반적인 노화의 증상으로 여겨졌으나 2016년 세계보건기구에서 질병으로 분류함에 따라 예방과 관리의 중요성이 대두되고 있습니다. 한국의 경우 노인 인구가 급속하게 증가하고 있어 곧 초고령 사회로 진입할 것이라는 전망이 나오고 있으며 2021년 한국에서도 근감소증에 대해 질병코드가 부여

되어, 근감소증의 임상적 중요성이 커짐에 따라 관련 연구 분야의 성장이 예상됩니다. 근감소증에 대한 국민적 관심이 제고되고 있음에도 불구하고 근감소증에 대한 전문 서적은 미비한 실정으로 근감소증에 대한 이해를 높이고자 여러 학문 분야의 전문가들이 함께 번역 작업에 참여하였습니다.

2021년 교육부 이공분야 중점연구소로 선정되어 근감소증을 일반인들에게 알리고, 진단과 처방의 편리성과 정확도를 높이며 운동, 영양 및 의료의 복합적인 중재와 공학적 접근을 통해 노인들의 건강 증진을 높일 수 있는 융합 연구를 선도적으로 수행함으로써 근감소

증 분야의 글로벌 거점 연구소로서 발돋움하고자 합니다. 더불어, 본 번역서 출판을 통해 근감소증 관련 전문 인력 양성을 위한 교두보를 마련함으로써 일상생활에서의 삶의 질 향상을 실현할 수 있는 계기가 되기를 기대합니다.