Lean mass and lower limb muscle function in relation to hip strength, geometry and fracture risk indices in community-dwelling older women.

ABSTRACT: In a population-based sample of British women aged over 70 years old, lean mass and peak lower limb muscle force were both independently associated with hip strength and fracture risk indices, thereby suggesting a potential benefit of promoting leg muscle strengthening exercise for the prevention of hip fractures in postmenopausal women.

Introduction

To investigate cross-sectional associations of lean mass and physical performance, including lower limb muscle function, with hip strength, geometry and fracture risk indices (FRIs) in postmenopausal women.

Methods

Data were from the Cohort of Skeletal Health in Bristol and Avon. Total hip (TH) and femoral neck (FN) bone mineral density (BMD), hip geometry and total body lean mass (TBLM) were assessed by dual x-ray absorptiometry

SUBMITTER: Elhakeem A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6331743 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature