Associations of sarcopenic obesity versus sarcopenia alone with functionality.

BAHAT-ÖZTÜRK G., Kilic C., Ozkok S., Ozturk S., Karan M. A.

Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), vol.40, no.5, pp.2851-2859, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.04.002
  • Journal Name: Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.2851-2859
  • Keywords: Sarcopenia, EWGSOP2, Sarcopenic obesity, Definition, Fat percentile, Functionality, BONE-MINERAL DENSITY, BODY-MASS INDEX, INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES, ALTERNATIVE DEFINITIONS, MECHANISMS, MEN, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVALENCE, DISABILITY, MOBILITY
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background & aims: There have been several attempts to come up with a global operational definition of sarcopenia (S), and consequently, a definition of S has been established, to some extent. That said, the definition of sarcopenic obesity (SO), which is defined as the presence of obesity + sarcopenia, remains obscure, hindering evaluations of the prevalence and relevance of SO. It has yet to be elucidated whether SO is associated with worse functionality when compared to S alone (S without obesity). In the present study, we compare SO and S alone in terms of their associations with functional measures through the application of alternative definitions of SO. As a secondary output, we document the prevalence of SO based on alternative definitions.