The timed up and go test predicts fracture risk in older women independently of clinical risk factors and bone mineral density.
B A M LarssonL JohanssonH JohanssonK F AxelssonN HarveyL VandenputP MagnussonE McCloskeyE LiuJ A KanisD SundhMattias LorentzonPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2020)
The TUG time predicts the risk of MOF and hip fracture independently of clinical risk factors and BMD and has a substantial impact on fracture probabilities, indicating that inclusion of the TUG test in patient evaluation should be considered in order to improve fracture prediction in older women.