Asavamongkolkul Apichat, Adulkasem Nath, Chotiyarnwong Pojchong, Vanitcharoenkul Ekasame, Chandhanayingyong Chandhanarat, Laohaprasitiporn Panai, Soparat Krabkaew, Unnanuntana Aasis
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
JBMR Plus. 2024 Jan 4;8(2):ziad020. doi: 10.1093/jbmrpl/ziad020. eCollection 2024 Feb.
Thailand has transitioned from an aging society to an aged society, which implies that the prevalence of age-related disorders will increase; however, epidemiological data specific to the prevalence of age-related degenerative musculoskeletal disorders among Thai older adults remain limited. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of age-related musculoskeletal diseases, including osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and high falls risk among healthy community-dwelling Thai older adults. This cross-sectional nationwide study enrolled Thai adults aged ≥60 yr from 2 randomly selected provinces from each of the 6 regions of Thailand via stratified multistage sampling during March 2021 to August 2022. All enrolled participants were evaluated for BMD, skeletal muscle mass, grip strength, and gait speed. Osteoporosis was diagnosed according to the World Health Organization definition, and sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 criteria. Falls risk was determined using the self-rated Fall Risk Questionnaire. A total of 2991 eligible participants were recruited. The mean age of participants was 69.2 ± 6.5 yr (range: 60-107), and 63.1% were female. The prevalence of osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and high falls risk was 29.7%, 18.1%, and 38.5%, respectively. Approximately one-fifth of subjects (19.1%) had at least 2 of 3 risk factors (ie, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and high falls risk) for sustaining a fragility fracture, and 3.4% had all 3 risk factors. In conclusion, the results of this study revealed a high and increasing prevalence of osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and high falls risk in healthy community-dwelling Thai older adults. Since these conditions are all major risk factors for fragility fracture, modification of Thailand's national health care policy is urgently needed to address the increasing prevalence of these conditions among healthy community-dwelling older adults living in Thailand.
泰国已从老龄化社会转变为老龄社会,这意味着与年龄相关的疾病患病率将会上升;然而,泰国老年人中与年龄相关的退行性肌肉骨骼疾病患病率的具体流行病学数据仍然有限。因此,本研究的目的是调查泰国健康社区居住老年人中与年龄相关的肌肉骨骼疾病的患病率,包括骨质疏松症、肌肉减少症和高跌倒风险。这项全国性横断面研究于2021年3月至2022年8月期间,通过分层多阶段抽样,从泰国6个地区中各随机选取2个省份,纳入年龄≥60岁的泰国成年人。对所有纳入的参与者进行骨密度、骨骼肌质量、握力和步速评估。骨质疏松症根据世界卫生组织的定义进行诊断,肌肉减少症根据亚洲肌肉减少症工作组(AWGS)2019年标准进行诊断。使用自评跌倒风险问卷确定跌倒风险。共招募了2991名符合条件的参与者。参与者的平均年龄为69.2±6.5岁(范围:60 - 107岁),女性占63.1%。骨质疏松症、肌肉减少症和高跌倒风险的患病率分别为29.7%、18.1%和38.5%。约五分之一的受试者(19.1%)具有导致脆性骨折的3种风险因素(即骨质疏松症、肌肉减少症和高跌倒风险)中的至少2种,3.4%的受试者具有所有3种风险因素。总之,本研究结果显示,泰国健康社区居住老年人中骨质疏松症、肌肉减少症和高跌倒风险的患病率很高且呈上升趋势。由于这些情况都是脆性骨折的主要风险因素,迫切需要修改泰国的国家医疗保健政策,以应对这些情况在泰国健康社区居住老年人中日益增加的患病率。