title: Association of body composition with sarcopenic obesity in elderly women.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity and its association with obesity and sarcopenia in elderly Brazilian women. Two hundred and seventy-two sedentary women with a mean age of 66.75 ± 5.38 years were recruited for participation in this study. Obesity was determined by both body mass index and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) evaluations. Sarcopenic obesity diagnosis was established from the ratio between fat-free mass and body surface area as obtained by DXA. There was no association of obesity with sarcopenic obesity (P = 0.424). In contrast, sarcopenia was significantly related to sarcopenic obesity (P < 0.001), although most of the elderly women with sarcopenia (n = 171) did not exhibit sarcopenic obesity. These results highlight the importance of diagnosing sarcopenic obesity as elderly women exhibiting sarcopenia could be either eutrophic or obese.
authors: Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil ; Center University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
authors: Alessandro Oliveira
authors: AO
authors: Silva
authors: Margô Gomes Oliveira
authors: MG
authors: Karnikowski
authors: Silvana Schwerz
authors: SS
authors: Funghetto
authors: Marina Morato
authors: MM
authors: Stival
authors: Ricardo Moreno
authors: RM
authors: Lima
authors: Jéssica Cardoso
authors: JC
authors: de Souza
authors: James Wilfred
authors: JW
authors: Navalta
authors: Jonato
authors: J
authors: Prestes
keywords: aging; health; obesity; sarcopenia; sarcopenic obesity
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