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Osteoporosis International
Published in: Osteoporosis International 5/2021

01-05-2021 | Sarcopenia | Original Article

Racial and gender differences in the relationship between sarcopenia and bone mineral density among older adults

Authors: H.-T. Ning, Y. Du, L.-J. Zhao, Q. Tian, H. Feng, H.-W. Deng

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 5/2021

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Abstract

Summary

Both sarcopenia and low bone mineral density (BMD) have become public health concerns. We found that presarcopenic and/or sarcopenic individuals were more likely to have lower BMD. And this relationship has race and sex-specific discrepancy.

Purpose

The purpose of the study was to investigate the racial and gender differences in the relationship between sarcopenia and BMD among older adults.

Methods

Totally, 5476 subjects (mean age = 65.7 ± 6.4) of non-Hispanic White (n = 3297), non-Hispanic Black (n = 1265), and non-Hispanic Asian (n = 914) were analyzed. Sarcopenia was defined according to the revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis of sarcopenia (EWGSOP2). General linear model and multivariable linear regression model were used to examine the relationship between sarcopenia and regional/whole body BMD stratified by race and sex. Adjustments were conducted for physiological, behavioral, and disease factors.

Results

Comparing with normal older participants, presarcopenic and sarcopenic elderly were more likely to have lower BMD. Although the difference was not statistically significant in a few sub-groups, among the three racial groups, the strongest association between sarcopenia and BMD was found in non-Hispanic Black people, followed by non-Hispanic White people and non-Hispanic Asian people. In addition, significant differences of BMD across sarcopenia stages were found in more sub-groups in women than in men after adjusting for covariates.

Conclusions

In this older cohort, sarcopenia is significantly related to low regional/whole-body BMD, and these associations vary by race and sex. Consideration in race and sex is warranted when developing strategies to maintain or minimize BMD loss.
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Metadata
Title
Racial and gender differences in the relationship between sarcopenia and bone mineral density among older adults
Authors
H.-T. Ning
Y. Du
L.-J. Zhao
Q. Tian
H. Feng
H.-W. Deng
Publication date
01-05-2021
Publisher
Springer London
Published in
Osteoporosis International / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-020-05744-y

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