Osteoporotic fractures present a major health problem with an increasing prevalence in
older people. Fractures are associated with premature mortality, reduced quality of life …

Half of osteoporotic fractures occur in patients with normal/osteopenic bone density or at
intermediate or low estimated risk. Muscle measures have been shown to contribute to …

Background Sarcopenia often co‐occurs with osteoporosis in cross‐sectional studies.
However, this association has rarely been studied in prospective studies. This study aimed …

Context Muscle strength and performance are associated with fractures. However, the
contribution of their rate of decline is unclear. Objective To assess the independent …

Background and aim Physical activity levels in older people often decrease and may mean
impaired physical functioning leading to an increased fall risk. The aim of this study was to …

Context High fracture risk in individuals with low muscle strength is attributed to high risk of
falls. Objective This work aims to study the association of muscle mass and physical …

The ability of the fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) to discriminate between women who
do and do not experience major osteoporotic fractures (MOFs) is suboptimal. Adding …

Osteoporotic fractures impose a substantial burden on patients with diabetes due to their
unique characteristics in bone metabolism, limiting the efficacy of conventional fracture …

Backgrounds One-leg standing time (OLST) has been frequently used physical performance
measure; however, what muscular characteristics OLST represents remains uncertain. Aim …

Dysmobility syndrome is a newly proposed concept to comprehensively consider bone-
muscle-adiposity as a whole to associate with mortality and other adverse outcomes in the …