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Variation in the Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity in Older Adults Associated with Different Research Definitions: Dual‐Energy <scp>X</scp> ‐Ray Absorptiometry Data from the <scp>N</scp> ational <scp>H</scp> ealth and <scp>N</scp> utrition <scp>E</scp> xamination <scp>S</scp> urvey 1999–2004

John A. Batsis, Laura Barré, Todd A. MacKenzie, Sarah I. Pratt, Francisco López-Jiménez, Stephen J. Bartels

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2013 · 326 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Prevalence of sarcopenic obesity in older adults varies up to 26-fold depending on current research definitions. Such a high degree of variability suggests the need to establish consensus criteria that can be reliably applied across clinical and research settings.

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