Lower Barthel Index scores

1. Lower Barthel Index scores are associated with hip bone mineral density in humans (Modest effect size).

   “Lower Barthel Index scores and higher depressive symptom burden were independently associated with lower hip BMD”

   HumansHospitalized patients; adjusted for demographic, clinical, and endocrine covariateshipn = 1,048

   Functional status and depressive symptoms in relation to bone mineral density and osteoporosis in hospitalized older adults: a cross-sectional study · BMC geriatrics · 6 Oct 2026

Hip bone mineral density →