Deciphering the “obesity paradox” in the elderly: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of sarcopenic obesity

Summary Aging and obesity are two global concerns in public health. Sarcopenic obesity (SO), defined as the combination of age‐related sarcopenia and obesity, has become a pressing issue. This systematic review and meta‐analysis summarize the current clinical evidence relevant to SO. PubMed, Embase,...

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Published in:Obesity reviews 2023-02, Vol.24 (2), p.e13534-n/a
Main Authors: Liu, Chaoran, Wong, Pui Yan, Chung, Yik Lok, Chow, Simon Kwoon‐Ho, Cheung, Wing Hoi, Law, Sheung Wai, Chan, Juliana Chung Ngor, Wong, Ronald Man Yeung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adipose
Aged
Aging
Aging - physiology
Arthritis
Body Composition
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases - complications
Cognitive ability
Female
Geriatrics
Health risks
Humans
Lung diseases
Male
Meta-analysis
Metabolic disorders
Mortality
muscle
Muscles
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - epidemiology
Older people
Paradoxes
Public health
Risk management
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia - complications
Sarcopenia - epidemiology
sarcopenic obesity
Systematic review
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Summary:Summary Aging and obesity are two global concerns in public health. Sarcopenic obesity (SO), defined as the combination of age‐related sarcopenia and obesity, has become a pressing issue. This systematic review and meta‐analysis summarize the current clinical evidence relevant to SO. PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched, and 106 clinical studies with 167,151 elderlies were included. The estimated prevalence of SO was 9% in both men and women. Obesity was associated with 34% reduced risk of sarcopenia (odds ratio [OR] 0.66, 95% CI 0.48–0.91; p 
ISSN:1467-7881
1467-789X
DOI:10.1111/obr.13534