@article{ref1,
title="Increased recurrent falls experience in older adults with coexisting of sarcopenia and knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study",
journal="BMC geriatrics",
year="2021",
author="Iijima, Hirotaka and Aoyama, Tomoki",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="e698-e698",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are two major risk factors for falls in older adults. The coexistence of these two conditions may exacerbate the risk of falls. This cross-sectional study aimed to test the hypothesis that older adults with coexisting sarcopenia and knee OA displayed an increased risk of falls experience. <br><br>METHODS: Participants recruited from an orthopedic clinic were divided into four groups according to the presence of sarcopenia and radiographic knee OA: isolated sarcopenia, isolated knee OA, sarcopenia + knee OA, and control (i.e., non-sarcopenia with non-OA) groups. We used questionnaires to assess falls experience in the prior 12 months. We performed logistic regression analyses to evaluate the relationship between the four groups and falls experience. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 291 participants (age: 60-90 years, 78.7% women) included in this study, 25 (8.6%) had sarcopenia + knee OA. Participants with sarcopenia + knee OA had 4.17 times (95% confidence interval: 0.84, 20.6) higher odds of recurrent falls (≥2 falls) than controls after adjustment for age, sex, and body mass index. The increased recurrent falls experience was not clearly confirmed in participants with isolated sarcopenia and isolated knee OA. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: People with coexisting of sarcopenia and knee OA displayed increased recurrent falls experience. This study suggests a new concept, &quot;sarcopenic knee OA&quot;, as a subgroup associated with higher risk of falls, which should be validated in future large cohort studies. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Not applicable.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2318",
doi="10.1186/s12877-021-02654-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02654-4"
}