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

• Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Vol. 12; no. 12; pp. 1995 - 2004
• Main Authors: Baumgartner, R.N, Wayne, S.J, Waters, D.L, Janssen, I, Gallagher, D, Morley, J.E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2004
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Adipose Tissue; Aged; Aging; Arthritis - epidemiology; Body Composition; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Instrumental Activities of Daily Living disability; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Muscle Weakness - complications; Muscular Atrophy - complications; obesity; Obesity - complications; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk; sarcopenia; sarcopenic obesity

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 appendic...