ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2023
Reduced muscle strength (dynapenia) in women with obesity confers a greater risk of falls and fractures in the UK Biobank.
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The Effectiveness of Whole Body Vibration Training in Improving Brain Activity, Bone Mineral Density, Quality of Life, and Biomarkers for the Older People With Dynapenic Abdominal Obesity
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- Grip strength but not stair climb power is associated with injurious falls in middle-aged and older women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Sex-Specific Risk Factors for Dynapenia in Korean Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Nutrient deficiency and physical inactivity in middle-aged adults with dynapenia and metabolic syndrome: results from a nationwide survey.Nutrition & metabolism · 2025Article
- Association between obesity and the prevalence of fractures: a population-based cross-sectional study in China.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Article
- Association of Handgrip Strength with Hip Fracture and Falls in Community-dwelling Middle-aged and Older Adults: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- The accuracy of different calculation methods when identifying handgrip strength asymmetry among middle-aged and older Chinese adults.PloS one · 2024Article
- Reduced muscle strength (dynapenia) in women with obesity confers a greater risk of falls and fractures in the UK Biobank.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
- Dynapenic Abdominal Obesity and Risk of Heart Disease among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to determine the independent effects of obesity and dynapenia on falls risk, areal bone mineral density, and fracture risk (lower extremity or all other fractures).
methodsA total of 16,147 women (aged 60-82 years) from the UK Biobank were categorized by handgrip strength (HGS; dynapenia status: HGS ≤ 21 kg) and body weight (BMI: normal weight, overweight, or obesity). Multiple logistic regression models examined the association among dynapenia and obesity and self-reported falls (previous 12 months), lower extremity fractures, and all other fractures (previous 5 years).
resultsA total of 3793/16,147 women fell, and 1413/15,570 (9.1%) eligible women experienced fall-related fractures. Obesity (odds ratio [OR] 1.25; 95% CI: 1.12-1.38) and dynapenia (OR 0.87; 95% CI: 0.77-0.98) were both independently associated with greater lower extremity fracture risk, independently of areal bone mineral density. However, considering all other fracture sites, obesity conferred protection (OR 0.77; 95% CI: 0.61-0.96), except in those with low HGS, who had an equivalent fracture risk to those with normal weight (OR 1.06; 95% CI: 0.82-1.38).
conclusionsDynapenia further increases the increased risk of leg and ankle fractures in obesity and counteracts the protective effects of obesity on fracture risk at all other sites (wrist, arm, hip, spine, other bones).
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