Association between body composition and hip fractures in older women with physical frailty.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We sought to determine the extent to which higher lean and fat mass as measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry in older adults with frailty are related to total hip bone mass density (BMD) index and the rate of hip fractures.

Methods

The data are from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. We identified 872 participants aged ≥65 years with body composition measures and positive frailty. Frailty was determined using modified Fried's criteria. Linear and Cox regressions were used to model study outcomes.

Results

During the follow-up period, 5.6% patients (n = 49) had sustained a hip fracture. Body composition indexes were associated with total hip BMD (P < 0.001 for all). In models adjusted for age, ethnicity, smoking, history of fractures, recurrent falls

SUBMITTER: Zaslavsky O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5104679 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature