Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: aetiology, epidemiology and treatment strategies

JA Batsis, DT Villareal - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2018 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity in combination with sarcopenia (the age-related loss of muscle
mass and strength or physical function) is increasing in adults aged 65 years and older. A …

Health consequences of sarcopenic obesity: a narrative review

E Roh, KM Choi - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength or physical
performance. Increased amounts of adipose tissue often accompany sarcopenia, a condition …

Sarcopenic obesity or obese sarcopenia: a cross talk between age-associated adipose tissue and skeletal muscle inflammation as a main mechanism of the …

A Kalinkovich, G Livshits - Ageing research reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Sarcopenia, an age-associated decline in skeletal muscle mass coupled with functional
deterioration, may be exacerbated by obesity leading to higher disability, frailty, morbidity …

[HTML][HTML] Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity

KM Choi - The Korean journal of internal medicine, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sarcopenia is an age-associated loss of muscle mass and decline in muscle strength; it is
common in older adults and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite its …

Age-related and disease-related muscle loss: the effect of diabetes, obesity, and other diseases

RR Kalyani, M Corriere, L Ferrucci - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2014 - thelancet.com
The term sarcopenia refers to the loss of muscle mass that occurs with ageing. On the basis
of study results showing that muscle mass is only moderately related to functional outcomes …

Muscle loss and obesity: the health implications of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity

SG Wannamethee, JL Atkins - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2015 - cambridge.org
This paper reviews the health implications of obesity, sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity on
CVD and mortality in older adults and discusses the obesity paradox seen in patients with …

Sex differences in the prevalence and adverse outcomes of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in community dwelling elderly in East China using the AWGS criteria

Y Du, X Wang, H Xie, S Zheng, X Wu, X Zhu… - BMC endocrine …, 2019 - Springer
Background Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) have a greater impact on the elderly.
This study aimed to explore whether there were sex differences in the prevalence and …

[HTML][HTML] Methodology, clinical applications, and future directions of body composition analysis using computed tomography (CT) images: a review

A Tolonen, T Pakarinen, A Sassi, J Kyttä… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose of the review We aim to review the methods, current research evidence, and future
directions in body composition analysis (BCA) with CT imaging. Recent findings CT images …

Association of sarcopenic obesity with the risk of all‐cause mortality: a meta‐analysis of prospective cohort studies

S Tian, Y Xu - Geriatrics & gerontology international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many prospective studies have investigated the relationship between sarcopenic obesity
(SO) and risk of mortality. However, the results have been controversial. The aim of the …

The prevalence and prognostic value of low muscle mass in cancer patients: a review of the literature

HN Rier, A Jager, S Sleijfer, AB Maier… - The oncologist, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In several diseases, low muscle mass has been revealed as an unfavorable prognostic
factor for outcome. Whether this holds true in patients with solid malignancies as well has …