Osteopenia/Osteoporosis and Its Association with Sarcopenia: EpiFloripa Aging Study 2013/2014

• Main Authors: Susana Cararo Confortin (Author), Lariane Mortean Ono (Author), Larissa Pruner Marques (Author), Gilciane Ceolin (Author), Eleonora d'Orsi (Author), Aline Rodrigues Barbosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To verify the association between sarcopenia and osteopenia/osteoporosis in the older population from Florianópolis, Southern Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 598 older adults. The bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated by total BMD, lumbar spine BMD (LS-BMD), femoral neck...