Impact of osteosarcopenia on disability and mortality among Japanese older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In clinical settings, muscle mass and bone mineral density assessments are usually performed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), the clinical standard technique. However, DXA is often unavailable in community settings. This study aimed to determine whether osteoporosis, osteopenia (OP) and sarcopenia (SP) identified by simplified instruments are associated with the future incidence of disability and mortality and evaluate the validity of these instruments as community screening tools. We also examined osteosarcopenia (OS), defined as the coexistence of OP and SP, as a new indicator of geriatric syndromes to determine whether it has an additive effect on adverse outcome incidence compared with OP and SP alone.

Methods

In total, 8995 older adults participa

SUBMITTER: Shimada H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10067490 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature