Association of height loss with falls and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older women - Asahi R, Yuguchi S, Kamo T, Azami M, Ogihara H, Asano S.

OBJECTIVES: Height loss is associated with vertebral fracture risk and osteoporosis. We assumed that height loss may indicate the risk of falls because the presence of osteoporosis is significantly associated with sarcopenia development. We studied the ass...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news