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ea0081p38 | Calcium and Bone | ECE2022

Is the concomitant presence of osteoporosis captured by the diagnosis of sarcopenia? A cross-sectional study of 262 women with a fragility fracture of the hip

Di Monaco Marco , Castiglioni Carlotta , Bardesono Francesca , Freiburger Margherita , Milano Edoardo , Massazza Giuseppe

Background: Several lines of evidence support the view that sarcopenia and osteoporosis are strictly connected. However, the capability of the updated sarcopenia definition to capture the concomitant presence of osteoporosis has been scarcely investigated. Aim: To assess the association between sarcopenia defined according to the revised criteria from the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) and osteoporosis in women with a frag...