UNASSIGNED: @entity170 and @entity73 , which are highly prevalent conditions in elderly populations, share several risk factors. This study aims at evaluating the association of @entity79 ( @entity79 ) with prevalent and incident @entity73 after a 3-year follow-up. We studied 655 community-dwelling @entity1 aged 65+ participating in the InCHIANTI study, who had been followed for 3  years. Total, trabecular, and cortical @entity79 were estimated by peripheral quantitative computed tomography using standard transverse scans at 4 and 38  % of the tibial length. Cognitive performance was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Trail Making Tests ( @entity1892 ) A and B; a MMSE score <24 was adopted to define @entity73 . The @entity1892 A-B score was calculated as the difference between @entity1892 -A and @entity1892 (  @entity1892 ). The association of cognitive performance after 3  years with baseline indices of @entity79 was assessed by logistic and linear regression analyses. Cortical, but not trabecular, @entity79 was independently associated with incident @entity73 (OR 0.93, 95  % CI 0.88-0.98; P  =  0.012), worsening cognitive performance (OR 0.96, 95  % CI 0.92-0.98; P  =  0.039), and worsening performance in   @entity1892 (OR 0.96, 95  % CI 0.92-0.99; P  =  0.047). Increasing cortical @entity79 tertiles was associated with decreasing probability of incident @entity73 (P for linear trend =0.001), worsening cognitive performance (P  =  0.013), and a worsening performance below the median value (P for linear trend <0.0001). In older @entity1 , @entity79 might represent an independent and early marker of subsequent @entity73 . Physicians should assess and monitor cognitive performance in the routine management of elderly @entity1 with @entity170 .

Bone Mineral Density and XXXX in Elderly @entity1 : Results from the InCHIANTI Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['cognitive impairment'] @entity170 :: ('MESH:D010024', 'Disease') :: ['Osteoporosis', 'osteoporosis'] @entity79 :: ('MESH:D001847', 'Disease') :: ['bone mineral density', 'low BMD', 'BMD'] @entity1892 :: ('MESH:D016393', 'Disease') :: ['TMT', 'TMT-B times']
@entity73 :: (MESH:D003072,Disease) :: ['Cognitive Decline']
