Dowling, L., McCloskey, E. orcid.org/0000-0003-0177-8140, Cuthbertson, D.J. et al. (1 more author) (2023) Dynapenic abdominal obesity as a risk factor for falls. The Journal of Frailty & Aging, 12 (1). pp. 37-42. ISSN 2260-1341
Abstract
Background
Obesity and low muscle strength (dynapenia) are independently associated with greater falls risk. It remains unclear whether dynapenia and obesity have an additive effect on falls risk, greater than either phenotype alone. Objectives: To determine whether a combination of abdominal obesity with dynapenia, dynapenic abdominal obesity (DAO), confers a greater risk of falls than either obesity or dynapenia alone in both men and women.
Design
An observational cohort study was conducted. Setting and Participants: Data from English adults (n=4239, 60–87 years) who took part in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing were included.
Measurements
Dynapenia, was defined as hand-grip strength <20kg (female), <30kg (male). Abdominal obesity was defined as waist circumference >88cm (female), >102cm (male). Data on falls and fall-related injuries over a 2-year follow-up were collected. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed adjusting for age and sex, with results expressed as odds ratios (OR) and areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).
Results
Falls occurred in 1049 participants, with 284 reporting a related injury during follow-up. DAO was associated with greater OR of falls in men (OR 2.1, 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) 1.3–3.2). Dynapenia rather than obesity was associated with falls in women, with greatest OR observed in those with low hand-grip strength (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1–1.7). Individual discrimination was low for measures of obesity or dynapenia either alone or in combination (AUC 0.51–0.58). There was no relationship between fall-related injuries and obesity or dynapenia.
Conclusion
Our findings suggest a synergistic effect of obesity with dynapenia on falls risk in men but not women.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, duplication, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. |
Keywords: | Dynapenia; obesity; falls; ageing |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Medical Research Council 2124509 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 May 2022 10:44 |
Last Modified: | 11 Jan 2023 10:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.14283/jfa.2022.18 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:187064 |
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