Sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and functional impairments in older adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1999-2004

Nutrition Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1031-1039

  Batsis, John A ^a,b,c,d,e   Mackenzie, Todd A ^b   Lopez Jimenez, Francisco ^f   Bartels, Stephen J ^b,c,d  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Health Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth   (United States)

^e Dartmouth Weight and Wellness Center   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Epidemiology; Function; Obesity; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPENIA; SARCOPENIC OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENT; COMPLICATION; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; UNITED STATES;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SARCOPENIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949234561     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.09.003     Document Type: Article

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