Association of Sarcopenic Obesity and Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: Risk Factors and Protective Effects of Hormonal Therapy and Nutritional Status.

ABSTRACT: The cross-sectional study of postmenopausal Thai women discovered a strong association between both sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity and osteoporosis. The risk of sarcopenic obesity was found to increase with poor nutritional status, while a history of menopausal hormone therapy was shown to offer protection.

Purpose

The study aims to investigate the association between sarcopenic obesity and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and to identify risk factors for sarcopenic obesity.

Methods

Our comprehensive cross-sectional study involved 248 Thai postmenopausal women aged 45-80. Osteoporosis was defined as a bone mineral density (BMD) T-score of less than -2.5 at the lumbar spine, total hip, or femoral neck, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Sarcopenic ob

SUBMITTER: Chucherd O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12202630 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature