Sex differences in the prevalence and adverse outcomes of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in community dwelling elderly in East China using the AWGS criteria

Sex differences in the prevalence and adverse outcomes of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in community dwelling elderly in East China using the AWGS criteria

Abstract Background Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) have a greater impact on the elderly. This study aimed to explore whether there were sex differences in the prevalence and adverse outcomes of sarcopenia and SO in community-dwelling elderly individuals in East China. Methods This was a cros...

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Main Authors: Yanping Du, Xiaodong Wang, Hua Xie, Songbai Zheng, Xiaoqing Wu, Xiaoying Zhu, Xuemei Zhang, Sihong Xue, Huilin Li, Wei Hong, Wenjing Tang, Minmin Chen, Qun Cheng, Jianqin Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Sarcopenia
Obesity
Sex
Prevalence
Outcome
Gender
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-019-0432-x

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