Prevalence rate and associated factors of sarcopenic obesity in Korean elderly population

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 748-755

  Hwang, Byungkwan ^a,b   Lim, Jae Young ^a   Lee, Joongyub ^a   Choi, Nam Kyong ^a   Ahn, Yoon Ok ^b   Park, Byung Joo ^b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemiology; Obesity; Prevalence; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; VITAMIN D;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN D; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84866491279     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.7.748     Document Type: Article

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