Citation
Batsis, John A. & Cook, Summer B. (2017). Is the Whole Not Greater than the Sum of Its Parts? The Case of Sarcopenic Obesity. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 106(1), 14-15. PMCID: PMC5486207Abstract
Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass and function with aging, which accelerates after the seventh decade of life and is a harbinger for the onset of disability and institutionalization (1). Coinciding with this geriatric syndrome is an emerging obesity epidemic such that a subgroup of individuals who meet all of the criteria for both conditions are classified as having sarcopenic obesity. Thus far, the inability to standardize a clinical-research definition of sarcopenic obesity has prevented this field from moving forward. Relying on mathematically derived thresholds from select referent populations for its classification rather than basing definitions on proximal or distal outcomes creates inherent biases and questionable utility when applying definitions to other cohorts with differing baseline, sociodemographic, and comorbid characteristics.URL
https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.117.159871Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2017Journal Title
American Journal of Clinical NutritionAuthor(s)
Batsis, John A.Cook, Summer B.