Gender-Specific Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sarcopenic Obesity in the Korean Elderly Population: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Jongseok Hwang and Soonjee Park ()
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Jongseok Hwang: Institute of Human Ecology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
Soonjee Park: Department of Clothing and Fashion, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-9

Abstract: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is characterized by the combination of sarcopenia and obesity. This study evaluates the gender-specific prevalence of SO and examines the identified gender-specific risk factors in a community-dwelling elderly population aged 75–84 years. A total of 813 subjects participated in the study via the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The SO prevalence in males and females was 15.46% (95%CI: 11.36–20.70) and 13.59% (95%CI: 10.59–17.28), respectively. The clinical sex-specific risk factors for males were low height, high weight, body mass index, waist circumference, skeletal muscle index, fasting glucose, and triglycerides. The clinical risk factors for females were low height, high weight, body mass index, waist circumference, skeletal muscle index, smoking status, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, and systolic blood pressure. These results are essential to assist healthcare professionals and primary care clinicians with early detection, diagnosis, and intervention for potential SO patients by acknowledging the sex-based prevalence and risk factors.

Keywords: sarcopenic obesity; risk factors; prevalence; odds ratio; the elderly (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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