Publications by authors named "F Laskou"
Previous studies suggest social support is associated with musculoskeletal health in later life. We explored this relationship further in community-dwelling older adults, by considering associations between different aspects of social support and musculoskeletal health in community-dwelling adults. Participants from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study reported level of confiding/emotional, practical, and negative support using the Close Persons Questionnaire.
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- This study investigates the links between grip strength and bone mineral density (BMD) with overall and specific causes of mortality in a UK population over 20 years.
- Data from 909 participants, aged around 64 years, revealed that lower grip strength significantly increases the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, while BMD showed no association with mortality risk.
- The findings suggest that grip strength may be a more relevant indicator of mortality risk than BMD, possibly due to better awareness and management of low BMD in the studied group.
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- * Sarcopenia (muscle loss) and osteoporosis (bone loss) are closely linked, with each condition serving as a predictor for the other, indicating the need for integrated research approaches.
- * A recent workshop emphasized the importance of muscle characterization in musculoskeletal studies, advocating for more recognition and research on muscle phenotyping in both human and animal models like zebrafish and mice.
Background: Muscle weakness is associated with adverse clinical outcomes including disability and mortality. We report demographic, anthropometric and lifestyle correlates of grip strength in UK and Japanese population-based cohorts.
Aim: To report prevalence of low grip strength according to 2019 European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) and 2019 Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS 2019) thresholds and to consider correlates of grip strength in Eastern and Western populations.
Introduction: Adequate nutrition is important for health in later life. Older adults are especially vulnerable to adverse outcomes following infection by COVID-19 and have commonly spent a disproportionate time within their own homes to reduce risk of infection. There are concerns that advice to shield may have led to malnutrition as older adults may modify daily routines including usual shopping habits.
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