Osteopenia/Osteoporosis and Its Association with Sarcopenia: EpiFloripa Aging Study 2013/2014

Autor: Susana Cararo Confortin, Lariane Mortean Ono, Larissa Pruner Marques, Gilciane Ceolin, Eleonora d’Orsi, Aline Rodrigues Barbosa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Portuguese Journal of Public Health, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 15-22 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2504-3137
2504-3145
DOI: 10.1159/000508924
Popis: Objective: To verify the association between sarcopenia and osteopenia/osteoporosis in the older population from Florianópolis, Southern Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 598 older adults. The bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated by total BMD, lumbar spine BMD (LS-BMD), femoral neck BMD (FN-BMD), and osteopenia/osteoporosis was defined when BMD (g/cm2)
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