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Inflammatory parameters in elderly women with and without sarcopenic obesity
Funghetto, Silvana Schwerz; Silva, Alessandro Oliveira; Dutra, Maurilio Tiradentes; Stival, Marina Morato; Barbalho, Yuri Gustavo SousaThe combination of increased fat mass with a decrease in muscle mass and strength in the elderly has been termed sarcopenic obesity (SO). In addition, augmented levels of inflammatory markers have been reported in subjects with SO. Two hundred-sixteen obese elderly women were included in this cross-sectional study. They underwent body composition analysis by DEXA to define the presence of SO. Volunteers were di...
The impact of sarcopenic obesity on inflammation, lean body mass, and muscle st...
Nascimento, Dahan da Cunha; Oliveira, Samuel da Cunha; Vieira, Denis Cesar Leite; Funghetto, Silvana Schwerz; Silva, Alessandro OliveiraObjective: The objective of this study was to apply the newly standardized definition for sarcopenia from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the current definition for obesity to 1) determine the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity (SO) in obese elderly women; 2) compare the muscle strength, lean body mass, and markers of inflammation between obese elderly women with SO and nonsarcopen...