Reference Values of Handgrip and Lower Extremity Strength for Vietnamese Men and Women: The Vietnam Osteoporosis Study.

Background: Falls and sarcopenia are significant public health issues in Vietnam. Despite muscle strength being a critical predictor for these conditions, reference data on muscle strength within the Vietnamese population are lacking.

Purpose: To establish the reference ranges for muscle strength among Vietnamese individuals.

Prevalence of and risk factors for sarcopenia in community-dwelling people: The Vietnam Osteoporosis Study.

Background: Sarcopenia is a geriatric disease characterized by the progressive and generalized loss of skeletal lean mass and strength with age. The prevalence of sarcopenia in the Vietnamese population is unknown. This study sought to estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for sarcopenia among community-dwelling individuals in Vietnam.

Longitudinal changes in bone mineral density during perimenopausal transition: the Vietnam Osteoporosis Study.

Unlabelled: Based on the prospective cohort of the Vietnam Osteoporosis Study, we show that bone loss occurred before menopause, and that the loss accelerated in the first 5 years post-menopause.

Purpose: To define the change in bone mineral density (BMD) among women during the menopausal transition.

Methods: The study involved 1062 women aged 40-59 who were participants of the population-based prospective Vietnam Osteoporosis Study.

Mechanography assessment of fall risk in older adults: the Vietnam Osteoporosis Study.

Background: Jumping mechanography is a technology for quantitatively assessing muscular function and balance in older adults. This study sought to define the association between jumping mechanography parameters and fall risk in Vietnamese individuals.

Methods: The study involved 375 women and 244 men aged 50 years and older, who were recruited from the general population in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).

Burden of osteoporosis in Vietnam: An analysis of population risk.

Purpose: To estimate the proportion of men and women aged 50 years and older who would be classified as "high risk" for fracture and eligible for anti-fracture treatment.

Methods: The study involved 1421 women and 652 men aged 50 years and older, who were recruited from the general population in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Fracture history was ascertained from each individual.