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ArticleThe Journal of frailty & aging2025

Body composition of older adults with normal body mass index. Cross-sectional analysis of the Toulouse Frailty clinic.

J Chapelon, S Sourdet, D Angioni, Z Steinmeyer, M Briand, Y Rolland, G Abellan van Kan

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J ChapelonIHU HealthAge, Frailty Clinic, Toulouse University Hospital, Gérontopôle, La Cité de la Santé, Hôpital La Grave, Place Lange, Toulouse 31059, France.
S SourdetIHU HealthAge, Frailty Clinic, Toulouse University Hospital, Gérontopôle, La Cité de la Santé, Hôpital La Grave, Place Lange, Toulouse 31059, France.
D AngioniIHU HealthAge, Frailty Clinic, Toulouse University Hospital, Gérontopôle, La Cité de la Santé, Hôpital La Grave, Place Lange, Toulouse 31059, France.
Z SteinmeyerIHU HealthAge, Frailty Clinic, Toulouse University Hospital, Gérontopôle, La Cité de la Santé, Hôpital La Grave, Place Lange, Toulouse 31059, France.
M BriandIHU HealthAge, Frailty Clinic, Toulouse University Hospital, Gérontopôle, La Cité de la Santé, Hôpital La Grave, Place Lange, Toulouse 31059, France.
Y RollandIHU HealthAge, Frailty Clinic, Toulouse University Hospital, Gérontopôle, La Cité de la Santé, Hôpital La Grave, Place Lange, Toulouse 31059, France.
G Abellan van KanIHU HealthAge, Frailty Clinic, Toulouse University Hospital, Gérontopôle, La Cité de la Santé, Hôpital La Grave, Place Lange, Toulouse 31059, France. Electronic address: abellan.g@chu-toulouse.fr.

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Abstract

backgroundBody mass index (BMI) determines general corpulence and health, whatever age, sex or clinical background. Normal BMI (18.5-24.9 kgm

objectivesAssess the prevalence of body impairments in the presence of normal BMI.

designCross-sectional design. Bivariate and a multivariate regression analysis assessed the association of body composition with clinical parameters in the presence of normal BMI.

settingCommunity dwelling older adults attending the Toulouse Frailty Clinic at the University Hospital, Toulouse.

participants876 community dwelling, autonomous older adults, 70 years and over. MEASUREMENTS: Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) assessment, and cognitive, physical, nutritional, and demographic evaluations were included in the present analysis.

resultsOf the initial sample, 347 (39.61 %) patients had normal BMI, and among them, 152 (43.80 %) had low lean mass, 144 (41.49 %) were osteoporotic and 2 (0.58 %) increased fat mass. A poor nutritional status (Mini-Nutritional Assessment score, MNA-score, <24) was the only independent variable associated with body impairments in the presence of normal BMI (Odd Ratio 2.83; 95 % Confidence Interval 1.64-4.89).

conclusionNearly 70 % of the adults with normal BMI had at least one impairment in body composition (low lean mass, osteoporosis, or obesity). In the light of the present study, older adults with normal BMI and an MNA-score under 24 should be assessed with DXA to identify the age-associated impairments in body composition in order to lead to specific interventions.

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Body CompositionBody Mass IndexFrail ElderlyFrailtyAbsorptiometry, PhotonAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansIndependent LivingMaleNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentPrevalenceBMIDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryMini-nutritional assessment

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