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Changing distributions of body size and adiposity with age [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Adiposity and health risks are better indicated by waist circumference than body mass index (BMI). Patterns of change with age are incompletely documented.<p></p> Methods: Adults aged 18–92 years in the Scottish and ...
Combet, E, Lean, MEJ, Vlassopoulos, A.
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Association Between Overweight Sarcopenic Population and Acute Vertebral Osteoporotic Compression Fractures in Females: Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Background: This study aimed to determine whether the prevalence of acute vertebral osteoporotic compression fractures (VOCF) in the elderly population is related to the distribution of muscles and fat in the human body.Methods: Data of acute VOCF and ...
Younghun Lee, Ho-Jae Lee, Siyeong Yoon, Jaeyeon Shin, Kyung-Chae Park, So-young Lee, Soonchul Lee   +6 more
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Impact of visceral fat on skeletal muscle mass and vice versa in a prospective cohort study: The Korean Sarcopenic Obesity Study (KSOS) [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: Sarcopenia and visceral obesity have been suggested to aggravate each other, resulting in a vicious cycle. However, evidence based on prospective study is very limited.
Baik, SH, Choi, HY, Choi, KM, Hong, HC, Kang, HJ, Kim, TN, Newman, AB, Park, MS, Park, SW, Ryu, JY, Song, W, Yoo, HJ   +11 more
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Is Oral Function Associated with the Development of Sarcopenic Obesity and Sarcopenia in Older Adults? A Prospective Cohort Study

Diseases
Background: Sarcopenic obesity, defined as the concurrent loss of muscle mass and adipose tissue accumulation, is associated with reduced physical function and poor health status in older adults.
Sho Shirotori, Yoko Hasegawa, Koutatsu Nagai, Hiroshi Kusunoki, Shogo Yoshimura, Kana Tokumoto, Hirokazu Hattori, Kayoko Tamaki, Kazuhiro Hori, Hiromitsu Kishimoto, Ken Shinmura   +10 more
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Associations of Muscle Mass and Strength with All-Cause Mortality among US Older Adults [PDF]

, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Recent studies suggested that muscle mass and muscle strength may independently or synergistically affect aging-related health outcomes in older adults; however, prospective data on mortality in the general population are sparse ...
Gathirua-Mwangi, Wambui Grace, Guo, Jianjun, Li, Ran, Li, Yufeng, McKenzie, Steve, Song, Yiqing, Xia, Jin, Zhang, Xi   +7 more
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Editorial: Sarcopenic Obesity: Mechanisms and Countermeasures

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
This is the final version.
Andrew J. Murton, Andrew J. Murton, Marlou L. Dirks, Benjamin T. Wall   +3 more
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Association between sarcopenic obesity and knee osteoarthritis: A narrative review

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
Sarcopenia and obesity have been studied independently as risk factors for knee osteoarthritis. However, there is now research interest in investigating whether the co-existence of sarcopenia and obesity (sarcopenic obesity) within the same individual ...
Saliu Balogun, David Scott, Dawn Aitken
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Nutrition and the gastrointestinal tract [PDF]

, 2015
In this year’s issue, we again have a high-calibre collection of topical reviews. Gracie and Ford commence with an assessment of the role of symbiotics (i.e. probiotics and prebiotics given together) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
Correia, M. Isabel T.D., Forbes, Alastair   +1 more
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Obesity subtypes and longitudinal trajectories of function over 7‐years of follow‐up: data from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Obesity, defined by BMI ≥30kg/m2, is a risk factor for functional limitations in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, function varies among such individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the implications of obesity subtypes on longitudinal patterns of physical functioning in people with or at risk for knee OA.
Kristine Godziuk, Sarah Tilley, Michael LaValley, Michael C. Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James C. Torner, Tuhina Neogi   +6 more
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Health Consequences of Sarcopenic Obesity: A Narrative Review

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
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 referred to as sarcopenic obesity.
Eun Roh, Kyung Mook Choi
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