Sarcopenia definitions and their association with injurious falls in older Swedish women from the Sahlgrenska University Hospital Prospective Evaluation of Risk of Bone fractures (SUPERB) study.

ABSTRACT: Associations between different sarcopenia definitions and the risk of injurious falls were investigated in 75-80-year-old women in the Swedish SUPERB cohort. Only sarcopenia according to the Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) definition was associated with incident injurious falls with and without fractures in older women.

Purpose

To investigate the association between three commonly used sarcopenia definitions and the risk of injurious falls in a population of older Swedish women.

Methods

A total of 2,883 75-80-year-old women with complete data on relevant sarcopenia definitions from the Swedish SUPERB cohort were studied. Sarcopenia was defined based on the Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC: low handgrip strength and gait speed), revise

SUBMITTER: Gandham A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11499409 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature