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. 2021 Jan 15;7(1):24–29. doi: 10.1016/j.afos.2020.12.003

Table 3.

Prevalence of sarcopenic obesity (SO) in elderly subjects (≥ 65 years) based on age and sex of the study participants.

Age group Prevalence of SO based on BMI
Prevalence of SO based on WC
Prevalence of SO based on FM%
Men Women Men Women Men Women
65–69 1 (4.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (4.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (4.0%) 0 (0.0%)
(n = 54)
70–74 1 (9.1%) 1 (9.1%) 1 (9.1%) 1 (9.1%) 1 (9.1%) 1 (9.1%)
(n = 22)
75–79 1 (7.1%) 1 (9.1%) 1 (7.1%) 1 (9.1%) 1 (7.1%) 2 (18.2%)
(n = 25)
80–85 1 (11.1%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (11.1%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (11.1%) 0 (0.0%)
(n = 10)
Total 4 (6.7%) 2 (3.8%) 4 (6.7%) 2 (3.8%) 4 (6.7%) 3 (5.7%)
(n = 111)

Values are presented as number (%).

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; FM%, fat mass percent; SO, sarcopenic obesity.