Factors associated with skeletal muscle mass, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity in older adults: a multi‐continent study

• Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 312 - 321
• Main Authors: Tyrovolas, Stefanos, Koyanagi, Ai, Olaya, Beatriz, Ayuso‐Mateos, Jose Luis, Miret, Marta, Chatterji, Somnath, Tobiasz‐Adamczyk, Beata, Koskinen, Seppo, Leonardi, Matilde, Haro, Josep Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2016; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adults; Age; Aging; Authorship; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Ethics; LDCs; Musculoskeletal system; Obesity; Older adults; Older people; Original; Population; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenic obesity; Skeletal muscle mass; Studies; China; Europe; Finland; Poland; Mexico; South Africa; Ghana; Spain; Russia; India; Sarcopenic obesity; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle mass; Older adults

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with low skeletal muscle mass (SMM), sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity using nationally representative samples of people aged ≥65 years from diverse geographical regions of the world. Methods Data were available for 18 363 peop...