Prevalence of associations among sarcopenia, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in Brazilian older adults

Prevalence of associations among sarcopenia, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in Brazilian older adults

BackgroundAlthough aging is a process associated with the development of obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and sarcopenia, the prevalence of these conditions in older adults from São Paulo, Brazil, is unclear.MethodsTherefore, the current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity, sarco...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos Holanda Torres Pinheiro, Marcelo Rossi, Carlos André Freitas dos Santos, Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira, Sergio Vencio, Rodolfo de Paula Vieira, Yara Juliano, Jane Armond, Carlos Hassel Mendes Silva, Adriano Luís Fonseca, Carolina Nunes França, André Luís Lacerda Bachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
metabolic syndrome
sarcopenia
sarcopenic obesity
Conicity index
body mass index
obesity prevalence
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1206545/full

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