Association between abdominal obesity indices and falls among older community-dwellers in Guangzhou, China: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Central obesity was considered as a risk factor for falls among the older population. Waist circumference (WC), lipid accumulation product (LAP), visceral adiposity index (VAI), and the Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) are considered as surrogate markers for abdominal fat deposition in increasing studies. Nevertheless, the longitudinal relationship between these indices and falls among the older population remains indistinct. This study aimed to explore the association between abdominal obesity indices and falls among older community-dwellers.

Methods

Our study included 3501 individuals aged ≥ 65 years from the Guangzhou Falls and Health Status Tracking Cohort at baseline in 2021 and then prospectively followed up in 2022. The outcome of interest was the oc

SUBMITTER: Lin WQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373189 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature