Citation
Batsis, John A.; Haudenschild, Christian; Crow, Rebecca S.; Gilliam, Meredith; & Mackenzie, Todd A. (2023). Sarcopenia Definition Outcome Consortium - Defined Weakness and Risk of Falls: The National Health and Aging Trends Survey. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 23(3), 213-220. PMCID: PMC9992327Abstract
AIM: The prevalence of obesity continues to rise, as does that of weakness. However, it is unclear how this impacts the risk of falling. We aimed to ascertain the risk of falls using new definitions of clinically defined weakness.METHODS: We applied clinically defined weakness definitions to the National Health and Aging Trends Survey using the Sarcopenia Definitions Outcomes Consortium cutpoints. Three exposure variables were created: grip-strength-defined weakness and body mass index [GS/BMI]-defined obesity; weakness and obesity, weakness and waist circumference-derived obesity (GS/WC); and weakness defined by a ratio of GS÷BMI. Proportional hazards modeled incident falls as a function of weakness with/without obesity (hazard ratio [HR] [95% confidence intervals]).
RESULTS: Of 4906 respondents aged
URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14548Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2023Journal Title
Geriatrics & Gerontology InternationalAuthor(s)
Batsis, John A.Haudenschild, Christian
Crow, Rebecca S.
Gilliam, Meredith
Mackenzie, Todd A.