Visceral-to-peripheral adiposity ratio in proneness to sarcopenic obesity: association with low muscle strength, but not low muscle mass, in young women of South Asian descent
These results in young women suggest that an increase in the ratio of visceral-to-peripheral adiposity associated with low muscle strength (but not low muscle mass) may constitute early events in the complex interactions between adverse body fat distribution, cardiometabolic risks and proneness to sarcopenic obesity.
Authors
- Sadhna Hunma
- Noorjehan Joonas
- Vinaysing Ramessur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-2190)
- Abdul G. Dulloo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3877-6149)
- Bibi Nasreen Ramessur
- Yves Schütz
- Jean‐Pierre Montani
Institutions
- University of Fribourg (CH)
- Ministry of Health and Quality of Life (MU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Obesity
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01934-y
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Université de Fribourg