ArticleJournal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry
Muscle mass is more strongly related to hip bone mineral density than is quadriceps strength or lower activity level in adults over age 50 year.
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This cross-sectional study examined whether reduced hip bone mineral density (BMD) is better explained by isokinetic knee extensor strength (KES), lower limb lean body mass (L-LBM), or Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE). Through population-based recruitment, 1543 adults without knee osteoarthritis were recruited. For men and women respectively, means+/-SD were age 60.8+/-8.0 and 61.1+/-7.9 yr; body mass index 29.6+/-4.6 and 29.1+/-5.4 kg/m(2); hip BMD 1.025+/-0.138 and 0.895+/-0.128 g/cm(2); KES 124.9+/-41 and 72.7+/-22.9 N.m; L-LBM 10.3+/-1.5 and 7.0+/-1.2 kg; and PASE 206.4+/-99.7 and 163.8+/-77.0. The relationship between BMD and KES in men (r(2)=0.21, p> or =0.002) and women (r=0.23, p<0.001) was significant before adjustment. However, this association was no longer significant after controlling for L-LBM. Even after controlling for age, race, and sex, the association between BMD and KES was better explained by L-LBM (partial R(2)=0.14, p<0.001) than by PASE (partial R(2)=0.00). Allometric scaling of KES to body size attenuated the association of BMD with KES (Std Beta=0.03). The significant association between BMD and L-LBM (Std Beta=0.36) remained stronger than that between BMD and weight (Std Beta=0.21). Therefore, muscle mass accounted for a greater proportion of the variance in hip BMD than KES or activity level and explained a significant proportion of the association between weight and BMD.
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