Sarcopenic obesity and history of falls in older Italian adults: associations according to different diagnostic combinations
SO defined by low HGS combined with high FM% and low muscle mass adjusted for body weight-whether measured using DXA or BIA-was associated with greater odds of falls in older Italian adults. These findings support the use of muscle strength-based definitions of SO when evaluating fall risk in this population.
Authors
- Gabriella Tringali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1713-9677)
- Letícia Martins Cândido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3564-5322)
- Roberta De Micheli
- VANESSA AMARAL MENDONÇA
- Adele Bondesan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-5400)
- Núbia Carelli Pereira de Avelar
- Ana Lúcia Danielewicz
- Alessandro Sartorio
- Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda
- Gabrielle Freitas de Assis
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (BR)
- IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IT)
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1727488
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero della Salute
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano