ArticleObesity surgery2020
The Impact of Age on the Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Bariatric Surgery Candidates.
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- Nutritional Challenges and Treatment After Bariatric Surgery.Annual review of nutrition · 2024Review
- Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Various Comorbidities, Diagnostic Markers, and Therapeutic Approaches: A Review.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2022Article
- Reply to Comment on Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in the Elderly: 1-Year Preliminary Outcomes in a Randomized Trial (BASE Trial).Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- The Association Between Sarcopenic Obesity and Hypertension, Diabetes, and Abnormal Lipid Metabolism in Chinese Adults.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSarcopenia pre-dating bariatric surgery (BS) has been suggested as concern for the use of BS in older-adults with morbid obesity.
objectiveTo evaluate the impact of age on the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity (SO) in BS-candidates.
methodsCross-sectional study including 1370 consecutive BS-candidates aged ≥18, and grouped according to age: 18-39 (reference group), 40-49, 50-59 and ≥ 60 years. From body composition analysis data obtained using bioelectrical impedance, skeletal muscle mass (SMM), SMM index (SMMI=SMM/height
resultsAccording to the SMMI distribution, prevalence of class I and class II SO in the whole cohort was respectively 16.4% and 4.6%. SO was more prevalent in females (p < 0.005). Proportion of subjects with SO positively correlated with older age category in females (Tau-c = 0.149, p < 0.001) but not in males. In females aged ≥60, class I SO was present in 29.1%, and class II in 12.8%. Similar results were obtained when %SMM was used (Cohen's k-coefficient = 0.886, p < 0.001). Age and female gender were identified as independent preditors of SO, whereas CRP or the presence of obesity-associated comorbidities were not.
conclusionAge is a risk factor for SO in BS-candidates. SO is fairly common in female subjects aged >60 years that are candidates to BS.
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