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ReviewJournal of obesity2019

Sarcopenia and Its Implications for Metabolic Health.

Gary R Hunter, Harshvardhan Singh, Stephen J Carter, David R Bryan, Gordon Fisher

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of obesity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 94 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
94citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
10.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

94 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 154 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Effects of exercise with or withoutFrontiers in nutrition · 2024
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  14. MAP kinase phosphatases in metabolic diseases.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2026
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  20. Weight Trajectory Impacts Risk for 10 Distinct Cardiometabolic Diseases.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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34 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gary R HunterDepartment of Nutrition Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5015-242X
Harshvardhan SinghDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Stephen J CarterDepartment of Kinesiology, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
David R BryanDepartment of Nutrition Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Gordon FisherDepartment of Human Studies, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9191-3774
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USIndiana University Bloomington · US

Funding

Why is the prevalence of obesity so high in U.S. Southern States? Regional predictors of BMI and obesity treatment response.P30DK056336 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BARBARA A GOWER · 2000 to 2026
$31.9M
University of Alabama at Birmingham's Diabetes Research CenterP30DK079626 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BARBARA A GOWER · 2013 to 2026
$19.5M
UAB Diabetes Research and Training CenterP60DK079626 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GARVEY, W TIMOTHY · 2008 to 2012
$8.4M
EXERCISE TRAINING IN OBESITY-PRONE BLACK AND WHITE WOMENR01DK049779 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GOWER, BARBARA A, HUNTER, GARY R · 1995 to 2013
$4.4M
Frequency of aerobic/resistance training in older womenR01AG027084 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI HUNTER, GARY R · 2005 to 2009
$1.6M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG027084NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056336NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK079626NIDDK NIH HHS P60 DK079626NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK049779
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcopenia not only affects the ability to lead an active lifestyle but also contributes to increased obesity, reduced quality of life, osteoporosis, and metabolic health, in part due to reduced locomotion economy and ease. On the other hand, increased obesity, decreased quality of life, and reduced metabolic health also contribute to sarcopenia. The purpose of this mini-review is to discuss the implications sarcopenia has for the development of obesity and comorbidities that occur with aging.

Indexed as

AgingBody CompositionComorbidityHumansInflammationObesityQuality of LifeSarcopenia

Identifiers

PMID30956817
PMCPMC6431367
OpenAlexW2918889948

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