Association between Sarcopenic Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Hypertension in Overweight and Obese Treatment-Seeking Adult Women
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The last decade has seen a new condition that describes the coexistence of obesity and sarcopenia, termed sarcopenic obesity (SO). We aimed to assess the prevalence of SO in overweight and obese treatment-seeking adult women and the association with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. A body composition assessment was conducted with an InBody bioimpedance analyser in 154 overweight and obese women referred to the Outpatient Clinic in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Beirut Arab University (BAU) in Lebanon, and 30 normal-weight participants of similar age. The overweight and obese patients were then categorized as being with or without sarcopenia. Thirty-one out of the 154 overweight or obese participants met the criteria for SO and displayed a significantly higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension than those without SO. Logistic regression analysis showed that SO increases the odds of having type 2 diabetes and hypertension by nearly 550% (odds ratio = 5.42, 95% confidence interval = 1.37–21.40, p < 0.05) after adjusting for central fat, eating habits, level of physical activity, and smoking. SO affects nearly 20% of treatment-seeking overweight and obese adult women. Moreover, SO seems to be strongly associated with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
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Sarcopenic obesity has been reported in as many as 20% of young women aged 18 years or older seeking obesity treatment.
“which has been reported in as many as 20% of young women (≥18 years of age) seeking obesity treatment.”
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SO increases the odds of having T2D and hypertension by nearly 550% (OR=5.42, 95% CI: 1.37-21.40, P<0.05).
“Logistic regression analysis showed that SO increases the odds of having T2D and hypertension by nearly 550% [odds ratio (OR) = 5.42, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.37–21.40, P < 0.05].[ 92 ]”
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- Authors
- Kreidieh, D., Itani, L., El Masri, D., Tannir, H., Citarella, R., & El Ghoch, M.
- Affiliations
- Beirut Arab University (LB)
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, P.O. Box 11-5020 Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072809, Lebanon
- CTR Centre of Rehabilitation Therapy, 42124 Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Venue
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2018-10-20
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 51
- ISSN
- 2308-3425 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6306700
- OpenAlex
- W2896321133
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 4.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- dx.doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Keywords
- sarcopenic obesity, sarcopenia, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, overweight women, body composition, bioimpedance, prevalence, comorbidities
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