articleObesity ResearchDec 1, 2004Closed access

Sarcopenic Obesity Predicts Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Disability in the Elderly

RBRichard BaumgartnerSWSharon WayneDLDebra L. WatersIJIan JanssenDGDympna Gallagher

University of New Mexico · Queen's University · +3 more institutions

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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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  • Sarcopenic obesity
  • Activities of daily living
  • Medicine
  • Sarcopenia
  • Obesity
  • Gerontology
  • Environmental health
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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