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Comparative performance of current definitions of sarcopenia against the prospective incidence of falls among community-dwelling seniors age 65 and older

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2015
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Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A., Orav, J. E., Kanis, J. A., Rizzoli, R., Schlögl, M., Staehelin, H. B., Willett, W. C., & Dawson-Hughes, B. (2015). Comparative performance of current definitions of sarcopenia against the prospective incidence of falls among community-dwelling seniors age 65 and older. Osteoporosis International, 26(12), 2793–2802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-015-3194-y

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UNLABELLED In this study, we compare the extent to which seven available definitions of sarcopenia and two related definitions predict the rate of falling. Our results suggest that the definitions of Baumgartner and Cruz-Jentoft best predict the rate of falls among sarcopenic versus non-sarcopenic community-dwelling seniors. INTRODUCTION The purpose of the study is to compare the extent to which seven available definitions of sarcopenia and two related definitions predict the prospective rate of falling. METHODS We studied a coho

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  • Bischoff-Ferrari, H A
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  • Orav, J E
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  • Kanis, J A
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  • Rizzoli, R
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  • Schlögl, M
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  • Staehelin, H B
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  • Willett, W C
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  • Dawson-Hughes, B
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26

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12

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2793

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2015-12

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0937-941X

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353 since deposited on 2016-01-06
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Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A., Orav, J. E., Kanis, J. A., Rizzoli, R., Schlögl, M., Staehelin, H. B., Willett, W. C., & Dawson-Hughes, B. (2015). Comparative performance of current definitions of sarcopenia against the prospective incidence of falls among community-dwelling seniors age 65 and older. Osteoporosis International, 26(12), 2793–2802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-015-3194-y

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