Risk of Sarcopenia in Older Women with Acute Low Back Pain, 322 Participants

A cross-sectional study of 322 community-dwelling older women with a recent episode of acute low back pain, assessing the risk of sarcopenia. The research was conducted as part of the Back Complaints in the Elders (BACE) epidemiological study. Data includes walking speed, grip strength, pain intensity, and mobility/balance measurements.

Use Cases

• Predicting sarcopenia risk based on pain intensity and mobility scores mentioned in the description
• Analyzing the correlation between low back pain and functional decline in older women based on the study's findings
• Training models to assess mobility impairment using metrics like the Timed Up and Go test described in the study

Strengths

• Includes data from 322 participants, providing a substantive sample size for analysis
• Reports specific clinical measurements: walking speed (4.6 m), grip strength, pain index, and Timed Up and Go test
• Contains a defined outcome: 54% (173 patients) were identified as at risk for sarcopenia

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count for the underlying dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Ly gia Paccini Lustosa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Collection Method

Cross-sectional research, subproject of the Back Complaints in the Elders (BACE) epidemiological and multicenter study