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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023

Correlation between bone mineral density and sarcopenia in US adults: a population-based study.

Lulu Cheng, Siyu Wang

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lulu ChengCollege of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, China. Chenglulu958@163.com.
Siyu WangGraduate School, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Wuhan Sports University · CN

Funding

Anhui Provincial Department of Education KJ2021ZD0062
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn the aging process of the body, in addition to changes in fat and muscle content, there is also bone loss, implying the possibility of a strong muscle-bone-lipid link. In this study, we initially investigated the relationship between lumbar BMD and low muscle mass and the relationship between "muscle-bone-lipid."

methodsThe datasets from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2018 were used in a cross-sectional investigation. BMD and appendicular skeletal muscle (ASM) were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and appendicular skeletal muscle was adjusted by body mass index (BMI) as a marker of sarcopenia. Weighted multivariate regression and logistic regression analysis were used to explore the independent relationship between lumbar BMD and sarcopenia. Fitted smoothing curves and threshold effect analysis were used to describe the nonlinear relationship.

resultIn 8386 participants with ages 20-59 years, there was a negative association between lumbar BMD and sarcopenia. In the fully adjusted model, the risk of developing sarcopenia decreased by 93% for each 1-unit increase in lumbar BMD (OR = 0.07, 95%CI 0.03-0.20). The risk of sarcopenia was 58% lower in participants in the highest quartile of lumbar BMD than in those in the lowest quartile (OR = 0.42, 95%CI 0.27-0.64). This negative association was more pronounced in the population of women with BMI ≥ 25.

conclusionOur findings suggest that lumbar BMD is negatively associated with sarcopenia in US adults. The dynamic balance between "muscle-bone-lipid" is likely to be related to the pathogenesis of bone loss.

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Bone Diseases, MetabolicSarcopeniaAbsorptiometry, PhotonAdultBone DensityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLipidsNutrition SurveysLipidsLumbar bone mineral densityMuscle–bone–lipidNHANESOsteoporosisSarcopenia

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