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dc.titleMuscle mass and muscle strength are associated with pre- and post-hospitalization falls in older male inpatients: a longitudinal cohort study
dc.contributor.authorVan Ancum, Jeanine M
dc.contributor.authorPijnappels, Mirjam
dc.contributor.authorJonkman, Nini H
dc.contributor.authorScheerman, Kira
dc.contributor.authorVerlaan, Sjors
dc.contributor.authorMeskers, Carel GM
dc.contributor.authorMaier, Andrea B
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-29T09:24:32Z
dc.date.available2022-11-29T09:24:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-16
dc.identifier.citationVan Ancum, Jeanine M, Pijnappels, Mirjam, Jonkman, Nini H, Scheerman, Kira, Verlaan, Sjors, Meskers, Carel GM, Maier, Andrea B (2018-05-16). Muscle mass and muscle strength are associated with pre- and post-hospitalization falls in older male inpatients: a longitudinal cohort study. BMC GERIATRICS 18 (1). ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0812-5
dc.identifier.issn1471-2318
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/234942
dc.description.abstractBackground: Low muscle mass and strength are highly prevalent in inpatients. It is acknowledged that low muscle mass and strength are associated with falls in community-dwelling older adults, but it is unknown if these muscle measures are also associated with falls in a population of older inpatients. This study aimed to investigate the association between muscle measures and pre- and post-hospitalization falls in older inpatients. Methods: An inception cohort of patients aged 70 years and older, admitted to an academic teaching hospital, was included in this study. Muscle mass and hand grip strength were measured at admission using bioelectrical impedance analysis and handheld dynamometry. Pre-hospitalization falls were dichotomized as having had at least one fall in the six months prior to admission. Post-hospitalization falls were dichotomized as having had at least one fall during the three months after discharge. Associations were analysed with logistic regression analysis. Results: The study cohort comprised 378 inpatients (mean age, SD: 79.7, 6.4 years). Fifty per cent of female and 41% of male patients reported at least one fall prior to hospitalization. Post-hospitalization, 18% of female and 23% of male patients reported at least one fall. Lower muscle mass was associated with post-hospitalization falls, and lower hand grip strength was associated with both pre- and post-hospitalization falls in male, but not in female, patients. Conclusions: These findings confirm the likely involvement of muscle mass and strength in the occurrence of pre- and post-hospitalization falls in a population of older inpatients, but only in males.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBMC
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dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectGeriatrics & Gerontology
dc.subjectGerontology
dc.subjectAccidental Falls
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectHospitalization
dc.subjectMuscle strength
dc.subjectSarcopenia
dc.subjectHANDGRIP STRENGTH
dc.subjectSARCOPENIA
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectPREVENTION
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectWEAKNESS
dc.typeArticle
dc.date.updated2022-11-29T03:03:47Z
dc.contributor.departmentDEPT OF MEDICINE
dc.description.doi10.1186/s12877-018-0812-5
dc.description.sourcetitleBMC GERIATRICS
dc.description.volume18
dc.description.issue1
dc.published.statePublished
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