Worsening Disability and Hospitalization Risk in Sarcopenic Obese and Dynapenic Abdominal Obese: A 5.5 Years Follow-Up Study in Elderly Men and Women

Worsening Disability and Hospitalization Risk in Sarcopenic Obese and Dynapenic Abdominal Obese: A 5.5 Years Follow-Up Study in Elderly Men and Women

Background/Objectives: A general lack of studies comparing the effect of both dynapenic abdominal obesity and sarcopenic obesity on worsening disability and hospitalization risk should be recognized. The aim of the current study was to evaluate, with a 5.5-year follow-up, the prognostic value of sar...

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Main Authors: Andrea P. Rossi, Silvia Urbani, Francesco Fantin, Nicole Nori, Piero Brandimarte, Angela Martini, Elena Zoico, Gloria Mazzali, Alessio Babbanini, Valentina Muollo, Mauro Zamboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
sarcopenic obesity
muscle strength
dynapenia
disability
hospitalization
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00314/full

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