Low lean mass with obesity in older adults with hypertension: prevalence and association with mortality rate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The influence of sarcopenic obesity (SO) on overall survival in older adults with hypertension has not been addressed. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and mortality predictive value of various body composition phenotypes, focusing mainly on SO, in older adults with hypertension.

Methods

We included 1105 hypertensive patients aged ≥ 60 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004. Sarcopenia was broadly defined based on low lean mass (LLM; as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), and was defined using appendicular lean mass (ALM) divided by height squared (ALM/height²), weight (ALM/weight), and body mass index (BMI; ALM/BMI), respectively. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m², body

SUBMITTER: Qu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546679 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature