Sarcopenic obesity predicts instrumental activities of daily living disability in the elderly

Authors :: Debra L. Waters
John E. Morley
Sharon J. Wayne
Dympna Gallagher
Richard N. Baumgartner
Ian Janssen
Source :: Obesity research. 12(12)
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Objective: To determine the association of sarcopenic obesity with the onset of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) disability in a cohort of 451 elderly men and women followed for up to 8 years. Research Methods and Procedures: Sarcopenic obesity was defined at study baseline as appendicular skeletal muscle mass divided by stature squared

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