Evaluation of waist-to-calf ratio as a diagnostic tool for sarcopenic obesity: a cross-sectional study from a geriatric outpatient clinic
WCR, a simple and accessible method, indicates promise as a possible and potential diagnostic tool for SO in community-dwelling older adults.
Authors
- Yelda Öztürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-0967)
- Serdar Ceylan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-4023)
- Burcu Balam Doğu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4430-6146)
- Merve Güner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7417-5415)
- Meltem Gulhan Halil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7597-8140)
- Cafer Balcı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1478-1106)
- Arzu Okyar Baş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-5939)
- Mustafa Cankurtaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8213-7515)
- Meltem Koca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3013-8556)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Eskişehir City Hospital (TR)
- Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital (TR)
- Hacettepe University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Geriatric Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01024-8
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.27
Funders
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi