Citation

Yoshimura N. Clin. Calcium 2018; 28(9): 1209-1214.

Affiliation

Department of Prevention Medicine for Locomotive Organ Disorders, 22nd Century Medical and Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Iyanku Journal Company)

DOI

CliCa180912091214

PMID

30146506

Abstract

In this 4-year follow-up study of the population-based cohort entitled ROAD that enrolled 1099 subjects aged≧60 years, sarcopenia prevalence was estimated to be 8.2%, with a cumulative incidence of 2.0%/yr. In addition, the prevalence of frailty was estimated to be 5.6%with a cumulative incidence of 1.2%/yr. After adjustment for confounding factors, logistic regression analysis indicated that osteoporosis was significantly associated with the occurrence of sarcopenia and frailty. Therefore, we conclude that preventing osteoporosis may help to reduce the risk of subsequent sarcopenia and frailty.

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