Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in Spanish community-dwelling middle-aged and older women: Association with balance confidence, fear of falling and fall risk

Aibar-Almazán, Agustín; Martínez‐Amat, Antonio; Cruz‐Díaz, David; Jiménez-García, José Daniel; Achalandabaso‐Ochoa, Alexander; Sánchez‐Montesinos, Indalecio; Torre-Cruz, Manuel J. De la; Hita‐Contreras, Fidel

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.10.001

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“…We also found that lower GS in the fracture group at both 2 weeks and 6 months postoperatively across all ages. Multiple studies have previously reported a close relationship between GS and life span, whole body muscle volume, and physical activity [ 32 – 36 ]; therefore, our results may suggest that GS is a predictor of primary fragility fractures. We believe it is likely that DRF patients had physical decline before the fracture, which then continued after the fracture as well.…”

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Lower grip strength and dynamic body balance in women with distal radial fractures

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Summary In this case-control study, we concluded that women with distal radial fractures who were surgically treated showed lower grip strength and dynamic body balancing than those of controls. These results suggest that measurements of grip strength and dynamic body balance may be useful screening tools to assess future fracture risk. Introduction Patients with distal radial fractures (DRFs) are at risk of future fragility fractures. However, their physical characteristics and tendencies for falls remain unclear. We aimed to compare the physical characteristics of women with and without distal radial fractures. Methods We included 128 women with a DRF as their first fragility fracture (fracture group) who underwent surgical treatment. Concurrently, 128 age- and sex-matched participants without a history of fragility fractures were selected as controls (control group). The participants underwent assessments of grip strength and the body balancing ability test. Measurements were taken twice in the fracture group, at 2 weeks and 6 months postoperatively, and once in the control group. The body balancing ability test included the Functional Reach Test, Timed Up and Go test (TUG), 2-Step test (2ST), and Timed Uni-pedal Stance test. The participants also completed questionnaires about their health. Results There were no significant differences ( p > 0.05) in patient characteristics between the groups. The fracture group showed lower grip strength across all age groups. In the DRF group, prolonged TUG time was observed at 2 weeks postoperatively in all age groups and at 6 months in participants aged 55–74 years; the 2ST score was significantly lower in participants aged between 65 and 74 years. Conclusions Women with DRF demonstrated lower grip strength and dynamic body balancing ability. Lower grip strength and dynamic body balancing ability were identified as significant risk factors in women with DRF, suggesting that these may be useful screening tools to assess fracture risk. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00198-018-04816-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Lower grip strength and dynamic body balance in women with distal radial fractures

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“…A major limitation of this study is its retrospective design, which made it necessary to speculate on the cause‐effect relationship. Fear of falls is reported to be associated with fall history and depression (Aibar‐Almazán et al, ). Within the limitations of its retrospective design, the present study suggests that general fatigue may reflect depressed mood and fear of falls.…”

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Falls in community‐dwelling prefrail older adults

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Frailty has been established as a risk factor for falls, and prefrailty also seems a risk; however, few studies have focused on the association between falls and each of the five components of frailty proposed by Fried. In the present study, we sought to elucidate the association between prefrailty and falls, and moreover, the association of frailty component with falls. Participants were community‐dwelling older people who had cognitive complaints but not dementia (N = 447, male 54.6%). Prefrailty was defined as exhibiting one or two of the five Fried criteria. Frail individuals were excluded. Background characteristics were compared between the prefrail and robust groups, and multiple regression analysis was performed to investigate the associations between fall history within the past year and factors that were significantly different between the groups. We also performed logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, education and gender to assess associations with frailty components. We found that prefrailty was associated with fall history. Depressed mood was also significantly associated with fall history. Among the five frailty criteria, exhaustion was significantly associated with falls. Prefrailty, especially the criteria of exhaustion, and depressed mood were associated with fall history.

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“…Muscle strength, measured by an analogue handgrip dynamometer (TKK 5001, Grip-A, Takei, Tokyo, Japan) with a grip span of 4.5 cm, was employed for muscle strength [3]. Participants were asked to apply their maximum grip strength 3 times with both left and right hand, with 30 s resting intervals between measurements.…”

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Suspension Training HIIT Improves Gait Speed, Strength and Quality of Life in Older Adults

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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 12-week high-intensity interval exercise (HIIT) training program involving suspension exercises (TRX) on the muscle strength, body composition, gait speed, and quality of life of older adults. A total of 82 older adults were randomly assigned to 3 groups: a HIIT group (n=28), a continuous intensity training group (MIIT group, n=27), or a control group (CG, n=27). Compared to MIIT and CG, participants of the HIIT group showed significant post-intervention improvements in BMI (p=.002 and p<.001, respectively) and gait speed (p<.001 for both). Handgrip strength increase was also observed after HIIT (p=.002), but no differences were observed with MIIT and CG. Compared with MIIT and control groups, HIIT showed improvements in the SF-36 domains: general health (p<.001 for both) health changes (p<.001 for both), vitality (p=.002 and p=.001 respectively) and physical functioning (p=.036 and p<.001 respectively). Our results suggest that a HIIT training program with TRX have benefits in BMI, handgrip strength, gait speed, and quality of life in older adults.

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Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in Spanish community-dwelling middle-aged and older women: Association with balance confidence, fear of falling and fall risk

Cited by 55 publications

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Lower grip strength and dynamic body balance in women with distal radial fractures

Lower grip strength and dynamic body balance in women with distal radial fractures

Falls in community‐dwelling prefrail older adults

Suspension Training HIIT Improves Gait Speed, Strength and Quality of Life in Older Adults

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