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Title of Journal: Aging Clin Exp Res

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Abbravation: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

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Springer International Publishing

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10.1006/obhd.1998.2782

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1720-8319

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Body mass index and functional recovery after hip

Authors: Marco Di Monaco Fulvia Vallero Roberto Di Monaco Fulvio Mautino Alberto Cavanna
Publish Date: 2013/07/25
Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-62
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Background and aims Low body mass index BMI is associated with high risk of osteoporosis and fractures but its impact on functional recovery after fractures is unknown Our aim was to investigate the association between BMI and both functional recovery and period of rehabilitation in hipfractured women Methods 510 out of 580 Caucasian women with hip fracture admitted consecutively to a rehabilitation hospital were investigated in this retrospective study Functional recovery was assessed using the Barthel index score Results In the 510 women BMI was 228±41 kg/m2 mean±SD After adjustment for age femur bone mineral density and the Barthel index assessed on admission to rehabilitation a significant negative association was found between BMI and both the Barthel index score after rehabilitation and changes in it resulting from rehabilitation p≤0001 After adjustment for age and the Barthel index assessed on admission to rehabilitation a significant positive association was found between BMI and period of rehabilitation p≤0001 The results were similar when BMI was evaluated either as individual values or after categorization according to World Health Organization criteria Conclusions In a sample of hipfractured women BMI was negatively associated with Barthel index scores and positively associated with period of rehabilitation BMI may affect function after hip fracture apart from hip fracture risk subjects with higher BMI and low hip fracture risk may have poorer functional recovery in case of hip fracture despite prolonged rehabilitation Conversely subjects with lower BMI and high hip fracture risk may have better functional recovery in case of hip fracture


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