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The aim was to examine how muscle mass, strength, and power relate to the risk of falls in physically active older adults.

January 18, 2026DiagnosticsOpen Access

Associations of Muscle Mass, Strength, and Power with Falls Among Active Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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PMPriscila MarconcinUniversidad Autónoma de Chile JSJoana SerpaInstituto Piaget JMJosé MiraUniversitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals lower limb strength significantly associates with fall risk among active older adults, suggesting intervention points.

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The aim was to examine how muscle mass, strength, and power relate to the risk of falls in physically active older adults.
Conducted a cross-sectional analysis with 280 community-dwelling older adults
Assessed skeletal muscle mass, handgrip strength, lower limb strength and power using various tests
Utilized logistic regression models and ROC curve analysis to evaluate fall risk associations.
26.4% of participants reported a fall in the past year, more prevalent in women
Fallers displayed lower handgrip strength and poorer lower limb strength compared to non-fallers
Lower limb strength was the only independent variable significantly associated with fall status (OR = 1.78)
5×STS performance had a fair discriminative capacity for fall risk (AUC = 0.616) with a cut-off time of 8.62 seconds.

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Marconcin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696c77d4eb60fb80d13961b5 https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16020283

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals lower limb strength significantly associates with fall risk among active older adults, suggesting intervention points.

Associations of Muscle Mass, Strength, and Power with Falls Among Active Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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Associations of Muscle Mass, Strength, and Power with Falls Among Active Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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