Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for sarcopenic obesity (SO) diagnosis in young female subjects

Sarcopenia is defined as a loss of muscle mass depending of ageing and affecting physical function (definition A). A new definition considers excluding mass reduction criterion (definition B). Obesity is pandemic and occurs at all ages. Sarcopenic obesity (SO) implies both processes. The purpose of...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2013-01, Vol.434 (1), p.12061-4
Main Authors: González-Correa, C H, Caicedo-Eraso, J C, Villada-Gomez, J S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Bioelectricity
Criteria
Deterioration
Females
Muscles
Obesity
Overweight
Performance indices
Physics
Regression
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Summary:Sarcopenia is defined as a loss of muscle mass depending of ageing and affecting physical function (definition A). A new definition considers excluding mass reduction criterion (definition B). Obesity is pandemic and occurs at all ages. Sarcopenic obesity (SO) implies both processes. The purpose of this study was to compare the results obtained after applying these 2 definitions in 66 aged 22 ± 2.8 years overweight or obese young college women. Percentage body fat (%BF) and skeletal mass index (SMI) were estimated by BIA, muscle function by handgrip strength test (HGS) and physical performance by Harvard step test (HST). There were 9.1% and 90.9% overweight or obese subjects. Twenty nine subjects (43.9%) had decreased HGS and 22 (33.3%) had impaired physical performance. One obese subject (1.5%) met the criteria for sarcopenic obesity by definition A and 9 (13.6%) by definition B. Although a linear regression (α
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/434/1/012061