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"'Timed up and go' test and bone mineral density measurement for fracture prediction.
Arch Intern Med
October 2011
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia.
Background: Two major factors associated with skeletal fracture in older persons are intrinsic bone strength and risk of falling. This study examined the role of Timed Up and Go (TUG) test performance, a validated predictor of falling, and hip areal bone mineral density (BMD), a validated predictor of bone strength in fracture prediction in a 10-year longitudinal study.
Methods: The study participants were 1126 women (mean [SD] age at baseline, 75.