Bone, cognitive, and anthropometric profiles and their relation to fracture sites in fallers: a cross-sectional study
Authors' conclusion
The fall-related fracture sites differ significantly in anthropometric and bone parameters, in fear of falling and in cognitive abilities. There is not one typical bone, cognitive, and anthropometric profile characterising a particular fall-related site, but rather several possible profiles for a given site.
Study context
- Population
- Women aged 55 years and older with a recent fall-related fracture of the hip, humerus, wrist or ankle
- Participants
- 106 women
- Exposure
- Women with fall-related fracture of the hip vs humerus vs wrist vs ankle
- Hipn = 30
- Humerusn = 28
- Wristn = 32
- Anklen = 16
- Outcome
- Differences in bone, cognitive and anthropometric characteristics between fracture sites, and whether fracture site relates to a specific profile
Methodological detailsprincipal component analysis
- Principal component analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Bone, cognitive and anthropometric characteristics across fracture sites
- The four fracture site groups differed significantly in education level, bone mineral density (BMD), body mass index (BMI), fear of falling and number of errors in the Trail Making Test B (executive function)
- Each of the four fracture sites was found in each of the four principal component analysis (PCA) profiles, with a different distribution
- Profiles differed mainly by bone, cognitive and anthropometric characteristics, and also by fear of falling
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Bone, cognitive, and anthropometric profiles and their relation to fracture sites in fallers: a cross-sectional study. Osteoporos Int. Published 24 March 2023. doi:10.
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