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- Title
Does Lower Lean Body Mass Mediate the Relationship Between Falls and Higher Body Mass Index in Asian Older Pers.
- Authors
Kioh, Sheng H.; Mat, Sumaiyah; Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul B.; Ibrahim, Fatimah; Mokhtar, Mas S.; Hairi, Noran N.; Cumming, Robert G.; Myint, Phyo K.; Tan, Maw P.
- Abstract
The current evidence on the relationship between a higher body mass index (BMI) and falls in older adults is conflicting. This study, therefore, evaluated the relationship between BMI and falls and explored underlying mechanisms for this relationship. Data from 1,340 individuals from the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research study, obtained through home-based computerassisted interviews and followed by hospital-based health checks, were utilized. A history of the presence of falls in the previous 12 months was obtained. The presence of at least one fall in the past 12 months was associated with a higher BMI (odds ratio = 1.03, 95% confidence interval [1.01, 1.06]). The relationship between a higher BMI and falls was, however, attenuated by a lower percentage of lean body mass, which accounted for 69% of the total effect of BMI on the risk of falls. Future studies should now investigate this aforementioned relationship prospectively.
- Subjects
OBESITY risk factors; CONFIDENCE intervals; ACCIDENTAL falls; INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; RISK assessment; BODY mass index; SARCOPENIA; LEAN body mass; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Journal of Aging & Physical Activity, 2020, Vol 28, Issue 3, p426
- ISSN
1063-8652
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/japa.2019-0011