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SynthesisBMC geriatrics2019

Association of sarcopenic obesity with the risk of all-cause mortality among adults over a broad range of different settings: a updated meta-analysis.

Xiaoming Zhang, Xiaohua Xie, Qingli Dou, Chenyun Liu, Wenwu Zhang, Yunzhi Yang, Renli Deng, Andy S K Cheng

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Synthesis in BMC geriatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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92 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 200 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoming ZhangDepartment of Emergency, The Affiliated Baoan Hospital of Southern Medical University, The People's Hospital of Baoan Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Xiaohua XieDepartment of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, The Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Qingli DouDepartment of Emergency, The Affiliated Baoan Hospital of Southern Medical University, The People's Hospital of Baoan Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Chenyun LiuDepartment of Emergency, The Affiliated Baoan Hospital of Southern Medical University, The People's Hospital of Baoan Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Wenwu ZhangDepartment of Emergency, The Affiliated Baoan Hospital of Southern Medical University, The People's Hospital of Baoan Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Yunzhi YangDepartment of Nursing, The Affiliated Baoan Hospital of Southern Medical University, People's Hospital of Baoan Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Renli DengDepartment of Nursing, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, China. zhangmuxi0310@163.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9741-133X
Andy S K ChengDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Southern Medical University · CNHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKShenzhen Second People's Hospital · CNZunyi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious cohort studies investigating the association between sarcopenic obesity (SO) and all-cause mortality among adult people have been inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis to determine if SO is a predictor of all-cause mortality.

methodsProspective cohort studies that evaluated the association between SO and mortality in older people were identified via a systematic search of three electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library). A random-effects model was applied to combine the results. We considered the methods recommeded by consensuses (dual X-ray absorptiometry,bio-impedancemetry, anthropometric measures or CT scan) to assess sarcopenic obesity.

resultsOf the 603 studies identified through the systematic review, 23 (Participants: 50866) were included in the meta-analysis. The mean age ranged from 50 to 82.5 years.SO was significantly associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality among adult people (pooled HR = 1.21, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 1.10-1.32, p < 0.001, I

conclusionBased on our update of existing scientific researches, SO is a significant predictor of all-cause mortality among older people, particularly hospitalized patients. Therefore, it is important to diagnose SO and to treat the condition to reduce mortality rates among older people.

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Body Mass IndexAbsorptiometry, PhotonAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMuscle StrengthObesityProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSarcopeniaAll-cause mortalityMeta-analysisOlder adultsSarcopenic obesity

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