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Sarcopenia has been reported to increase the rate of falls in two community‐living populations, with an hazard ratio (HR) between 2.38 and 3.23 [16, 17]. Reduced strength and poor balance would contribute directly to occurrence of falls. As expected, there is also an association between sarcopenia and fractures, not only mediated by occurrence of falls, but also through the hormonal interaction between muscle and bone, with a common factor giving rise to both muscle weakness and low bone mineral density, giving rise to the term osteosarcopenia [18]. The use of sarcopenia screening tool SARC‐F [19] combined with the fracture risk prediction tool FRAX improves fracture risk prediction in older Chinese men aged 65 years and over at 10 years [20] and in both men and women at 14 years [21].