Article ; Online: Nutrition Mediates the Relationship between Osteosarcopenia and Frailty: A Pathway Analysis.
2020 Volume 12, Issue 10
Abstract: ... by pathway analysis to ascertain whether nutrition mediates the relationship between osteosarcopenia and ... the associations between osteosarcopenia with nutritional status and frailty, and the mediating role of nutrition ... with frailty, but not osteoporosis. Nutrition mediated the association between osteosarcopenia and frailty ...
| Abstract | Osteosarcopenia is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes such as falls and fractures. Its association with frailty is less well-described, particularly in independent community-dwelling older adults. Although nutrition plays a crucial role in maintaining bone and muscle health, the complex relationship between osteosarcopenia and nutrition in the pathogenesis of frailty remains to be elucidated. In this cross-sectional analysis of 230 independent, community-dwelling individuals (mean age 67.2 ± 7.4 years), we examined the associations between osteosarcopenia with nutritional status and frailty, and the mediating role of nutrition in the association between osteosarcopenia and frailty. Osteosarcopenia was defined as fulfilling both the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 consensus definition (low relative appendicular skeletal muscle mass adjusted for height, in the presence of either of either low handgrip strength or slow gait speed) and T-score ≤ -2.5 SD on bone mineral densitometry. We assessed frailty using the modified Fried criteria and nutrition using the Mini-Nutritional Assessment. We performed multiple linear regression, followed by pathway analysis to ascertain whether nutrition mediates the relationship between osteosarcopenia and frailty. Our study population comprised: 27 (11.7%) osteosarcopenic, 35 (15.2%) sarcopenic, 36 (15.7%) osteoporotic and 132 (57.4%) normal (neither osteosarcopenic, sarcopenic nor osteoporotic). Osteosarcopenia (β = 1.1, 95% CI 0.86-1.4) and sarcopenia (β = 1.1, 95% CI 0.90-1.4) were significantly associated with frailty, but not osteoporosis. Nutrition mediated the association between osteosarcopenia and frailty (indirect effect estimate 0.09, bootstrap 95% CI 0.01-0.22). In conclusion, osteosarcopenia is associated with frailty and poorer nutritional status, with nutrition mediating the association between osteosarcopenia and frailty. Our findings support early nutritional assessment and intervention in osteosarcopenia to mitigate the risk of frailty. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Accidental Falls ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Fractures, Bone/etiology ; Frailty/complications ; Hand Strength ; Humans ; Independent Living ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nutritional Status ; Osteoporosis/complications ; Osteoporosis/epidemiology ; Sarcopenia/complications ; Sarcopenia/epidemiology |
| Keywords | covid19 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-09-27 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2518386-2 |
| ISSN | 2072-6643 ; 2072-6643 |
| ISSN (online) | 2072-6643 |
| ISSN | 2072-6643 |
| DOI | 10.3390/nu12102957 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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