Association of insufficient physical activity with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in individuals aged 50 years or more

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association of insufficient physical activity in different domains with sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity in patients aged ³50 years. Methods: The sample consisted of 770 males and females. Sarcopenia was diagnosed when the individual had: (1) low muscle mass and...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Ribeiro dos SANTOS, Monique Yndawe Castanho ARAUJO, Michel Rocha CARDOSO, Vitor Cabrera BATISTA, Diego Giulliano Destro CHRISTOFARO, Luís Alberto GOBBO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732017000200175&lng=en&tlng=en