Muscle Mass and Gait Characteristics in Older Women Fallers vs. Non-Fallers
| Autor: | Chia Chi Wu, Ing Jy Tseng, Shao Wei Yang, Wing P. Chan, Yen Nung Lin, Yu-Ching Lin, Yi Chien Lu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry fall risk General Medicine Fall risk Odds ratio Muscle mass Gait Article gait parameters Physical medicine and rehabilitation Negatively associated Berg Balance Scale Lean body mass medicine Medicine older women Falling (sensation) business lean muscle mass |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Medicine Volume 10 Issue 17 Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 3924, p 3924 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2077-0383 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/jcm10173924 |
| Popis: | Background: Falling is a major public health concern of elderly people. We aimed to determine if lean mass and spatiotemporal gait parameters could predict the risk of falling in elderly women and also study the relationships between lean mass and gait characteristics. Methods: Twenty-four community women were prospectively recruited (mean age, 72.30 ± 5.31 years). Lean mass was measured using dual-energy fan-beam X-ray absorptiometry. Gait characteristics were assessed using spatiotemporal analysis. Fall risks were assessed using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the Falls Efficacy Scale-International. Fall histories were recorded. Appropriate statistical analyses were applied to determine lean mass and gait characteristics in predicting the risk of fall and the associations between lean mass and gait characteristics. Results: There were 14 participants (58.33%) with fall histories. Patients with fall histories had a significantly narrower base of support and lower BBS score. However, only the base of support was significantly associated with fall risk (odds ratio, 0.415 p = 0.022). Lean mass was significantly negatively associated with proportion of swing phase and positively associated with proportions of stance and double-support phases. Conclusion: Fall risk among elderly women can be predicted using base of support, where a narrower base predicts a greater fall risk. Although the lean mass was not related to risk of fall, lean mass is still related to some gait characteristics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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