Prevalence Rate and Associated Factors of Sarcopenic Obesity in Korean Elderly Population
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Prevalence Rate and Associated Factors of Sarcopenic Obesity in Korean Elderly Population
This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence rates and to explore associated factors of sarcopenic obesity (SO) in 2,221 Koreans over 60 yr-of age from the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009). Participants were assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Appendicular skeletal muscle mass divided by body weight was used to define sarcopenia and waist cir...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.7.748