ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2015
Higher levels of physical fitness are associated with a reduced risk of suffering sarcopenic obesity and better perceived health among the elderly: the EXERNET multi-center study.
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- Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Elderly Population: A Meta-Analysis.Current aging science · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of sarcopenic obesity in the older non-hospitalized population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Frailty and Physical Fitness in Elderly People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
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- Sarcopenic Obesity and Outcomes for Patients With Cancer.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Is There a Relationship between Anthropometric Indices and Muscular, Motor, and Cardiorespiratory Components of Health-Related Fitness in Active European Older Adults?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Multicomponent Training Improves the Quality of Life of Older Adults at Risk of Frailty.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Assessing quality of life with SarQol is useful in screening for sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in older women.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
- The Moderating Role of Health Variables on the Association between Physical Exercise and Quality of Life in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Association between health-related physical fitness and self-reported health status in older Taiwanese adults.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement.Obesity facts · 2022Article
- Poor health-related physical fitness performance increases the overweight and obesity risk in older adults from Taiwan.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Physical activity and sarcopenia in older adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2020Article
- Association of Physical Fitness Performance Tests and Anthropometric Indices in Taiwanese Adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the associations between physical fitness levels, health related quality of life (HRQoL) and sarcopenic obesity (SO) and to analyze the usefulness of several physical fitness tests as a screening tool for detecting elderly people with an increased risk of suffering SO.
designCross-sectional analysis of a population-based sample.
settingNon-institutionalized Spanish elderly participating in the EXERNET multi-centre study.
participants2747 elderly subjects aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Body weight, height and body mass index were evaluated in each subject. Body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance. Four SO groups were created based on percentage of body fat and relative muscle mass; 1) normal group, 2) sarcopenic group, 3) obesity group and 4) SO group. Physical fitness was evaluated using 8 tests (balance, lower and upper body strength, lower and upper body flexibility, agility, walking speed and aerobic capacity). Three tertiles were created for each test based on the calculated scores. HRQoL was assessed using the EuroQol visual analogue scale.
resultsParticipants with SO showed lower physical fitness levels compared with normal subjects. Better balance, agility, and aerobic capacity were associated to a lower risk of suffering SO in the fittest men (odds ratio < 0.30). In women, better balance, walking speed, and aerobic capacity were associated to a lower risk of suffering SO in the fittest women (odds ratio < 0.21) Superior perceived health was associated with better physical fitness performance.
conclusionsHigher levels of physical fitness were associated with a reduced risk of suffering SO and better perceived health among elderly. SO elderly people have lower physical functional levels than healthy counterparts.
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