Objective: To determine the association of sarcopenic obesity with the onset of Instrumental
Activities of Daily Living (IADL) disability in a cohort of 451 elderly men and women followed …

Age associated increases in visceral adiposity and decreases in muscle mass (sarcopenia)
have been shown to contribute to disability in late life. Furthermore, there is evidence that …

OBJECTIVES: To compare two methods for classifying an individual as sarcopenic for
predicting decline in physical function in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study …

Abstract The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Sarcopenia Project validated
cutpoints for appendicular lean mass (ALM) to identify individuals with functional …

Conventionally, sarcopenia is defined by muscle mass and physical performance. We
hypothesized that the disability caused by sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity was related to …

Background. Sarcopenia defined by lean mass has been inconsistently associated with
disability in elders. Studies suggest that definitions should consider body size and additional …

Background: In elders, decreased muscle mass (sarcopenia) and increased fat mass
(obesity) may contribute to difficulties with physical function. Objective: The objective was to …

Sarcopenic obesity is associated with several negative health outcomes. However, the
prevalence of this condition–and the relationship to physical performance parameters …

Objectives Sarcopenia is an age-related geriatric syndrome and is associated with
numerous adverse outcomes. Although there is preponderance of studies on sarcopenia in …

Objectives: To compare two sarcopenia definitions and examine the relationship between
them and lower extrem‐ity function and other health related factors using data from the …