Sarcopenic Obesity and its Temporal Associations with Changes in Bone Mineral Density, Incident Falls and Fractures in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project 1,2 3 4,5,6 5 5 David Scott , Markus Seibel , Robert Cumming Vasi Naganathan , Fiona Blyth , David G Le Couteur7, David J Handelsman8, Louise M Waite5, Vasant Hirani 5,9 Affiliations: 1 School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 2 Department of Medicine and Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science, Melbourne Medical School – Western Campus, The University of Melbourne, St Albans, Victoria, Australia 3 Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, and Dept of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 4 School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 5 Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 6 The ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 7 ANZAC Research Institute & Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 8 Department of Andrology, Concord Hospital & ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 9 School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 1 Conflicts of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Corresponding Author: Dr. David Scott School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3168 Email:
[email protected] Telephone: +61 3 8572 2397 Fax: +61 3 9594 6437 Abstract Body composition and muscle function have important implications for falls and fractures in older adults.