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. 2014 Jan 15;62(2):253–260. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12652

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Unadjusted rates of coronary heart disease (CHD) events, cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, CVD mortality, and all-cause mortality (per 1,000 person-years; 95% confidence interval) according to sarcopenic obesity groups (defined according to waist circumference (WC) and midarm muscle circumference (MAMC)). Optimal (WC ≤ 102 cm, MAMC > 25.9 cm), sarcopenic (WC ≤ 102 cm, MAMC ≤ 25.9 cm), obese (WC > 102 cm, MAMC > 25.9 cm), sarcopenic obese (WC > 102 cm, MAMC ≤ 25.9 cm).