Correlation Analysis of Fall Risk with Body Composition in the Tibetan Population

Abstract

Abstract To understand the risk of falls in the high-altitude population, the skeletal muscle quality of the limbs of 705 Tibetan adults was measured according to the fall risk assessment scale. We found that the detection rate of fall risk in the Tibetan population was 24.5% in Shigatse, Lhasa, and the detection rate of fall risk increased significantly with age. The body composition of the group without fall risk was higher than that of the group with fall risk. The T value and bone strength index of the group without fall risk were higher than those of the group with fall risk, and the fracture risk was lower than that of the group with fall risk.