Impacts of combined osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia on balance and quality of life in older adults

BÜYÜKAVCI R., AKTÜRK S., EVREN B., ERSOY Y.

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, cilt.7, sa.6, ss.585-590, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/nci.2020.28003
  • Dergi Adı: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.585-590
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Combined osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia is a major public health problem for old adults. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impacts of combined osteopenia/osteoporosis with sarcopenia on balance and quality of life in patients older than 65 years.