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Asociación entre la disminución de la densidad mineral ósea y la dinapenia en mujeres posmenopáusicas: un estudio de
Violeta Rios-Escalante1,2, Juan Carlos Perez-Barba3, Maria Claudia Espinel-Bermudez4
1Department of Health Sciences, University of the Valley of Atemajac (UNIVA), Guadalajara Campus, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
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|January 13, 2026
Resumen
Las mujeres posmenopáusicas con dinapenia (baja fuerza muscular) tienen un riesgo significativamente mayor de disminución de la densidad mineral ósea (DMO). Esta asociación también se extiende a la grasa visceral elevada y la polifarmacia, lo que subraya la necesidad de evaluaciones integrales de la salud.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Gerontología
- Metabolismo óseo
- Fisiología muscular
Sus antecedentes:
- La dinapenia, caracterizada por la disminución de la fuerza muscular relacionada con la edad, es una preocupación creciente en las poblaciones que envejecen.
- Las mujeres posmenopáusicas son particularmente susceptibles a la pérdida de densidad mineral ósea (DMO) debido a los cambios hormonales.
- Comprender la interacción entre la función muscular y la salud ósea es crucial para mantener la calidad de vida en los adultos mayores.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar la asociación entre la dinapenia y la disminución de la densidad mineral ósea (DMO) en mujeres posmenopáusicas.
- Identificar otros posibles factores de riesgo asociados con la dinapenia en este grupo demográfico.
Principales métodos:
- Estudio de casos y controles con emparejamiento por edad que incluyó a 201 mujeres posmenopáusicas (67 con dinapenia, 134 sin ella).
- La dinapenia se evaluó mediante la fuerza de agarre; la DMO se evaluó mediante absorciometría de rayos X de energía dual (DXA) según los criterios de la Organización Mundial de la Salud.
- Se empleó un análisis de regresión logística para determinar las odds ratios (OR) de los factores asociados.
Principales resultados:
- La dinapenia se asoció significativamente con una disminución de la DMO (OR=3,89).
- Los niveles de grasa visceral de moderados a muy altos (OR=3,12) y la polifarmacia (OR=2,16) también se vincularon significativamente con la dinapenia.
- La mediana de edad de las participantes fue de 66-68 años.
Conclusiones:
- La disminución de la DMO está fuertemente asociada con la dinapenia en mujeres posmenopáusicas.
- La grasa visceral elevada y la polifarmacia se identifican como factores coexistentes significativos.
- La evaluación integral de la salud musculoesquelética y metabólica es vital para el manejo de mujeres posmenopáusicas en riesgo.
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