Effects of Frailty Syndrome on Osteoporosis, Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Muscle Strength and Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (≥60 years) in Iran: Results From the Amirkola Health and Aging Project Cohort Study.

Abbas ShamsaliniaSeyed Reza HosseiniAli BijaniReza GhadimiMohammad Reza KordbageriKiyana SaadatiFatemeh Ghaffari

Published in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2024)

From the results of the present study, it can be concluded that frailty may increase the odds of osteoporosis. The results of the current study have indicated that balance (BBS and TUG test) and muscle strength (HGS and QMS) are associated with osteoporosis and these variables play a mediating role in the relationship between frailty and osteoporosis.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
public health
mental health
community dwelling
risk assessment