Deciphering the “obesity paradox” in the elderly: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of sarcopenic obesity

C Liu, PY Wong, YL Chung, SKH Chow… - Obesity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aging and obesity are two global concerns in public health. Sarcopenic obesity (SO),
defined as the combination of age‐related sarcopenia and obesity, has become a pressing …

[HTML][HTML] The pathological links between adiposity and the carpal tunnel syndrome

MR Otelea, R Nartea, FG Popescu, A Covaleov… - Current Issues in …, 2022 - mdpi.com
An association between obesity and carpal tunnel syndrome is found in many
epidemiological studies. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate the physiopathological links …

[HTML][HTML] Low lean mass with obesity in older adults with hypertension: prevalence and association with mortality rate

Q Qu, Q Guo, J Sun, X Lu, I Cheang, X Zhu, W Yao, X Li… - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Skeletal muscle mitoribosomal defects are linked to low bone mass caused by bone marrow inflammation in male mice

J Tian, HK Chung, JS Moon, HT Nga… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) is a critical regulator
of skeletal muscle mass and function. Although muscle atrophy due to mitochondrial …

Recommendations for reducing heterogeneity in handgrip strength protocols

R McGrath, PM Cawthon, BC Clark, RA Fielding… - The Journal of Frailty & …, 2022 - Springer
Handgrip dynamometers are widely used to measure handgrip strength (HGS). HGS is a
safe and easy to obtain measure of strength capacity, and a reliable assessment of muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Muscle quality index in morbidly obesity patients related to metabolic syndrome markers and cardiorespiratory fitness

F Caamaño-Navarrete, D Jerez-Mayorga, C Alvarez… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Muscle quality index (MQI) is an emerging health indicator obtained by dividing
handgrip strength by body mass index (BMI) that needs to be studied in morbidly obese …

[HTML][HTML] Handgrip strength in the Korean population: normative data and cutoff values

YL Lee, BH Lee, SY Lee - Annals of geriatric medicine and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background We aimed to report the age-and sex-specific normative data of Korean handgrip
strength (HGS) and to establish the cutoffs values of low HGS in Korean populations …

Sport and exercise science and health

KN Mileva, L Zaidell - Health studies: An introduction, 2022 - Springer
Overview Sport and Exercise Science is a scientific discipline that considers the theoretical
principles of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, biochemistry, nutrition and psychology …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning prediction of susceptibility to visceral fat associated diseases

M Aldraimli, D Soria, J Parkinson, EL Thomas… - Health and …, 2020 - Springer
Classifying subjects into risk categories is a common challenge in medical research.
Machine Learning (ML) methods are widely used in the areas of risk prediction and …

Causal relationship between lipid profile and muscle atrophy: A bi‐directional Mendelian randomization study

K Chen, P Gao, X Fang, K Tang… - Animal Models and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The aim of this study was to analyze the bi‐directional causal relationship
between lipid profile and characteristics related to muscle atrophy by using a bi‐directional …