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Published in: Osteoporosis International 1/2006

01-01-2006 | Original Article

Sarcopenia in premenopausal and postmenopausal women with osteopenia, osteoporosis and normal bone mineral density

Authors: Marianne C. Walsh, Gary R. Hunter, Margaret Barbara Livingstone

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 1/2006

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Abstract

Sarcopenia, the decline of muscle mass with age, causes impaired gait, disability and falls. It may therefore increase the risk of fracture for osteoporotic women. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in osteopenic and osteoporotic women, and to determine if hormone replacement therapy (HRT), diet, or physical activity (PA) has a role in the prevention of sarcopenia. One hundred and thirty-one premenopausal and 82 postmenopausal (54 taking HRT) healthy women (17–77 years) volunteered for the study. Body composition was measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Sarcopenia was defined as a relative skeletal muscle index (RSMI) (appendicular skeletal muscle mass divided by height) below 5.45 kg/m2. Osteopenia was defined by a densitometric t -score for bone mineral density (BMD) (g/cm2) below −1.0 and osteoporosis by a t -score below −2.5. Nutrient intake was assessed using 3-day food records and physical activity (PA) was measured using the Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire. Pearson chi-squared, independent t -tests, simple correlation and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. In premenopausal osteopenic women the prevalence of sarcopenia was 12.5%. In postmenopausal women it was 25% for those with osteopenia, and 50% for those with osteoporosis. PA was independently related to RSMI (β=0.222, p =0.0001), but diet and HRT were not. After adjusting for PA, RSMI was not significantly related to BMD. These data suggest that the relationship between RSMI, BMD and risk of osteoporosis may largely be mediated through participation in PA. Sarcopenia screening simultaneous to BMD examinations by DXA, may be of value in identifying osteoporotic women with sarcopenia, a group that may be most in need of exercise interventions to increase muscle and BMD.
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Metadata
Title
Sarcopenia in premenopausal and postmenopausal women with osteopenia, osteoporosis and normal bone mineral density
Authors
Marianne C. Walsh
Gary R. Hunter
Margaret Barbara Livingstone
Publication date
01-01-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Osteoporosis International / Issue 1/2006
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-005-1900-x

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