Association of kyphotic posture with loss of independence and mortality in a community-based prospective cohort study: the Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcomes in Aizu Cohort Study (LOHAS)

• Shunichi Fukuhara,
• Yosuke Yamamoto,
• Misa Takegami,
• Koji Otani,
• Miho Sekiguchi,
• Shin-ichi Konno,
• Yasukazu Hijikata,
• Tsukasa Kamitani

Affiliations

Shunichi Fukuhara

Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Yosuke Yamamoto

Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Misa Takegami

2Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Informatics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan

Koji Otani

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan

Miho Sekiguchi

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan

Shin-ichi Konno

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan

Yasukazu Hijikata

Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Tsukasa Kamitani

Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan