The social context of osteosarcopenia: Risk factors and social impact

Abstract

This multidisciplinary chapter discusses the social context of osteosarcopenia: often a neglected area of consideration for this geriatric condition. It begins by discussing the evidence regarding associations between social conditions and lifestyle risk factors for osteosarcopenia. It then argues that lifestyle risk factors during childhood and adolescence may predispose individuals to present with this geriatric condition later in life. The notion of lifecourse accumulation for osteosarcopenia risk is further explored as a conceptual model based on the psychosocial and lifestyle-related exposures beginning in utero and continuing across the lifespan. This social-biological model posits how..