Research Article, J Womens Health Issues Care Vol: 2 Issue: 2
Age Typical Associations between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Bone Mass among Healthy Women
| Sylvia Kirchengast1* and Johannes Huber2 | |
| 1Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria | |
| 2Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Vienna, University Währinger Gurtel 18-20 A-1090 Vienna, Austria | |
| Corresponding author : Sylvia Kirchengast Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Tel: ++43 1 4277 54712; Fax: ++43 1 4277 9547 E-mail: Sylvia.kirchengast@univie.ac.at |
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| Received: January 15, 2013 Accepted: April 12, 2013 Published: April 17, 2013 | |
| Citation: Kirchengast S, Huber J (2013) Age Typical Associations between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Bone Mass among Healthy Women. J Womens Health, Issues Care 2:2. doi:10.4172/2325-9795.1000104 |
Abstract
Age Typical Associations between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Bone Mass among Healthy Women
Human body composition changes through the process of ageing. Beside a well documented increase in fat mass, bone mass and muscle mass decline progressively, resulting in pathologically deceased skeletal muscle mass, i.e. sarcopenia and osteoporosis, in the worst case. Both reduced bone density and reduced muscle mass have dramatic consequences, such as impaired functional performance, increased risk of falls, and consequently, an increased risk of fragility fractures.
