Obesity Definitions in Sarcopenic Obesity: Differences in Prevalence, Agreement and Association with Muscle Function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is associated with poorer physical performance in the elderly and will increase in relevance with population ageing and the obesity epidemic. The lack of a consensus definition for SO has resulted in variability in its reported prevalence, poor inter-definitional agreement, and disagreement on its impact on physical performance, impeding further development in the field. While sarcopenia definitions have been compared, the impact of obesity definitions in SO has been less well-studied.

Objectives

To compare 3 widely-adopted definitions of obesity in terms of SO prevalence, inter-definitional agreement, and association with muscle function.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

GERILABS study, Singapore Participants: 200 community-dw

SUBMITTER: Khor EQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12275721 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature