1. Role of Ultrasonography in Estimating Muscle Mass in Sarcopenic Obesity
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Yelda Ucar, Meltem Halil, Gozde Sengul Aycicek, Olgun Deniz, Burcu Balam Yavuz, Pelin Unsal, Suna Burkuk, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, Ayse Sendur, Mert Esme, and Mustafa Cankurtaran
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0303 health sciences ,Core (anatomy) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,030309 nutrition & dietetics ,business.industry ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Skeletal muscle ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,Grip strength ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Internal medicine ,Sarcopenia ,Cardiology ,Medicine ,Outpatient clinic ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Sarcopenic obesity ,business ,Bioelectrical impedance analysis ,Body mass index - Abstract
BACKGROUND Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is the coexistence of sarcopenia and obesity in an individual. The present study is designed to define the usefulness of skeletal muscle ultrasonography (US) in the definition of SO. METHODS Eighty-nine participants aged ≥65 whose body mass index (BMI, kg/m2 ) was ≥30 were consecutively enrolled in an outpatient clinic of geriatric medicine. All underwent comprehensive geriatric assessment. US measurements were obtained in 6 different muscles consisting of core and limb muscles. We defined SO as the presence of low muscle function (defined by a handgrip strength < 27 kg in males and
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- 2020
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