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ea0049gp162 | Obesity | ECE2017

Sarcopenic obesity and associated factors in older adults with diabetes: the 2009–2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Kim Jin Hwa , Ahn Hee Jung , Yang Tae Young , Kim Sang Yong

Objective: Sarcopenic obesity is a double burden for older people because it carries the cumulative risk of functional abnormality, metabolic, cardiovascular risk, and mortality compared to either sarcopenia or obesity alone. Diabetes is related to an increase in visceral adiposity and is associated with the risk of sarcopenia. The objective was to explore the association between sarcopenic obesity and diabetes and determine the associated factors with sarcopenic obesity in ol...