ArticleNutrients2023
Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity and Factors Influencing Body Composition in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury in Japan.
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- Strategies to mitigate muscle mass loss in individuals with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Review
- Evaluation of Sarcopenic Obesity in Patients with MASLD.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Progress on Omega-3 fatty acids for the comprehensive and targeted treatment of spinal cord injury.Bone research · 2026Review
- Nutritional Status, Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Profile in Individuals with Tetraplegia: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Risk factors for pressure injuries in individuals with spinal cord injuries who have sarcopenic obesity: A comparison of time-dependent changes in sacral region pressure between individuals with and without sarcopenic obesity.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Association Between Sarcopenic Obesity and Activities of Daily Living in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Secondary Sarcopenia and Spinal Cord Injury: Clinical Associations and Health Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The shared molecular mechanism of spinal cord injury and sarcopenia: a comprehensive genomics analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Rehabilitation: Neurogenic Bone Loss after Spinal Cord Injury.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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Abstract
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity and factors influencing body composition in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Japan. Adults with SCI aged ≥ 20 years who underwent whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry between 2016 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Data from 97 patients were examined. The primary outcome was appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM). Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to assess factors influencing the lean and adipose indices in persons with SCI. Sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity were prevalent in 76%, 85%, and 64% of patients, respectively. Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that sex (β = 0.34, p < 0.001), lesion level (β = 0.25, p = 0.007), severity (β = 0.20, p = 0.043), and ability to walk (β = 0.29, p = 0.006) were independently associated with ASM. Sex (β = −0.63, p < 0.001) was independently associated with percent body fat. In conclusion, sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity were prevalent among patients with SCI in Japan. Female sex, tetraplegia, motor-complete injury, and inability to walk were risk factors for sarcopenia, whereas female sex was a risk factor for obesity in persons with SCI. A routine monitoring of body composition is necessary, especially among those with multiple risk factors, to identify individuals in need of preventive and therapeutic interventions.
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