Sarcopenia and its association with falls and fractures in older adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

SSY Yeung, EM Reijnierse, VK Pham… - Journal of cachexia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sarcopenia is a potentially modifiable risk factor for falls and fractures in older adults, but the
strength of the association between sarcopenia, falls, and fractures is unclear. This study …

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 …

Sarcopenia

AJ Cruz-Jentoft, AA Sayer - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalised skeletal muscle disorder involving the
accelerated loss of muscle mass and function that is associated with increased adverse …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity and bone: a complex relationship

G Rinonapoli, V Pace, C Ruggiero, P Ceccarini… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a large literature on the relationship between obesity and bone. What we can
conclude from this review is that the increase in body weight causes an increase in BMD …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity, osteoporosis and bone metabolism

K Gkastaris, DG Goulis, M Potoupnis… - … of musculoskeletal & …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obesity and osteoporosis have become major global health problems over the last decades
as their prevalence is increasing. The interaction between obesity and bone metabolism is …

[HTML][HTML] Sarcopenia: imaging assessment and clinical application

V Chianca, D Albano, C Messina, S Gitto, G Ruffo… - Abdominal …, 2022 - Springer
Sarcopenia is a progressive, generalized skeletal muscle disorder characterized by
reduction of muscle mass and strength. It is associated with increased adverse outcomes …

Sarcopenia and physical independence in older adults: the independent and synergic role of muscle mass and muscle function

L Dos Santos, ES Cyrino, M Antunes… - Journal of cachexia …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background The loss of skeletal muscle mass (MM) or muscle function (MF) alone increases
the risk for losing physical independence in older adults. We aimed to examine the …

Frailty and sarcopenia-newly emerging and high impact complications of diabetes

AJ Sinclair, AH Abdelhafiz… - Journal of Diabetes and its …, 2017 - Elsevier
Diabetes increases the risk of physical dysfunction and disability. Diabetes-related
complications and coexisting morbidities partially explain the deterioration in physical …

Falls, fractures, and areal bone mineral density in older adults with sarcopenic obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Gandham, J Mesinovic, P Jansons, A Zengin… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sarcopenia and obesity are common conditions in older adults that may have differing
effects on falls and fracture risk. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to …