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Although limb size and blood pressure are established determinants of AOP, the role of lower-limb tissue composition and the influence of body position and sex on these relationships remain poorly understood.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to examine the association between lower-limb body composition and lower-limb AOP measured using an 18-cm cuff across different body positions, while also exploring the influence of sex.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fifty-one healthy adults (25 men, 26 women) participated in this cross-sectional study. Whole-body and lower-limb composition were assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). AOP was measured at the right thigh using a portable Doppler ultrasound in supine, seated, and standing positions. Associations were examined using bivariate correlations, multiple regression models adjusted for sex, commonality analyses (LMG metric), and linear mixed models for interactions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the seated position, fat mass was positively associated with AOP (\u03b2 = 3.55; 95% CI: 0.15 to 6.96; p = 0.041), whereas lean mass was not. In the standing position, both lean mass (\u03b2 = 2.96; 95% CI: 1.10 to 4.82; p = 0.002) and fat mass (\u03b2 = 3.44; 95% CI: 0.48 to 6.40; p = 0.023) were positively associated with AOP. A significant lean mass \u00d7 position interaction indicated weaker associations in the seated (\u03b2 = \u22121.61; p &amp;lt; 0.001) and supine (\u03b2 = \u22121.90; p &amp;lt; 0.001) positions compared with standing, while a significant fat mass \u00d7 position interaction was observed only between the seated and supine positions (\u03b2 = \u22122.45; p = 0.031). No significant sex-related interactions were detected.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings indicate that lower-limb composition, especially lean and fat mass, is associated with AOP in a position-dependent manner, suggesting that tissue characteristics may be considered when estimating occlusion pressure using indirect methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphys.2026.1707774","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,29]],"date-time":"2026-05-29T04:49:52Z","timestamp":1780030192000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Limb composition: implications for the determination of arterial occlusion pressure"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"J\u00falio M.","family":"Alves","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte","place":["Natal, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Victor S.","family":"de Queiros","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, State University of Para\u00edba","place":["Campina Grande, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicholas","family":"Rolnick","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The BFR PROS","place":["New York, NY, United States"]},{"name":"PHITWELL","place":["New York, NY, United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"R\u00faben Arnaldo de","family":"Oliveira-Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, State University of Para\u00edba","place":["Campina Grande, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isabelle Feitosa","family":"Laureano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, State University of Para\u00edba","place":["Campina Grande, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vanessa Carla Monteiro","family":"Pinto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte","place":["Natal, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9 Dami\u00e3o","family":"Rodrigues","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, State University of Para\u00edba","place":["Campina Grande, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Breno Guilherme de Ara\u00fajo Tin\u00f4co","family":"Cabral","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte","place":["Natal, Brazil"]},{"name":"Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte","place":["Natal, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paulo Moreira Silva","family":"Dantas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte","place":["Natal, Brazil"]},{"name":"Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte","place":["Natal, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"436","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsm.37.5.436","article-title":"Sex differences in whole body skeletal muscle mass measured by magnetic resonance imaging and its distribution in young Japanese adults","volume":"37","author":"Abe","year":"2003","journal-title":"Br. 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