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| Dr Ayse Zengin |
SCS researcher Dr Ayse Zengin has been awarded an
Australia-India Early/Mid-Career Fellowship from the Australian Academy of
Sciences to further her research into the ethnic differences in musculoskeletal
health in the ageing population.
A Research Fellow in the Bone and Muscle Health Research
Group, Department of Medicine, Dr Zengin will spend five months in India
researching sarcopenia and osteoporosis.
“With the current social, economic, and environmental
transition in India, sarcopenia prevalence is estimated to rise,” Dr Zengin
said.
“Many studies demonstrate that sarcopenia is an important
predictor of poor functional ability and frailty, which in turn, are risk
factors for falls and fractures.”
The most common musculoskeletal injury in India is fracture,
with 15% of those incurring an open fracture.
Dr Zengin said the aim of her project is to determine the
prevalence of sarcopenia and investigate the effects on frailty, fall risk, and
bone health in ageing Indian men and women.
“The escalating burden of chronic non-communicable diseases
in low-middle income countries and disadvantaged populations requires the focus
of national health agendas,” Dr Zengin said.
“Determining the prevalence of sarcopenia and its subsequent
effects on bone health will encourage the formulation of public health
strategies to prevent these diseases.”
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