Dysmobility syndrome is associated with prevalent morphometric vertebral fracture in older adults: The Korean Urban-Rural Elderly (KURE) study
Archives of Osteoporosis Aug 17, 2018
Hong N, et al. - In elderly persons, experts evaluated the correlation of dysmobility syndrome with prevalent morphometric vertebral fracture (VF). They defined the dysmobility syndrome as ≥ 3 components among falls, low lean mass, high fat mass, osteoporosis, low grip strength, and low timed get-up-and-go performance. Findings suggested an association of dysmobility syndrome with elevated odds of morphometric vertebral fracture (VF) in community-dwelling older adults, independent of age and covariates. Discrimination for prevalent fracture, was improved with dysmobility syndrome when added to FRAX.
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