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Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity in the Korean Population Based on the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys
How common muscle loss and muscle loss with obesity are in Koreans based on national health surveys
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Abstract
The prevalence of Class II sarcopenia in the Korean elderly population was 12.4% for men and 0.1% for women by height-adjusted definition.
- Sarcopenia prevalence was 9.7% for men and 11.8% for women using a weight-adjusted definition.
- Sarcopenic obesity was found in 7.6% of men and 9.1% of women according to the weight-adjusted definition.
- By height-adjusted criteria, the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity was nearly zero for both men and women.
- The rate of sarcopenia increased with age in men, while for women, it increased only under the weight-adjusted definition.
- Differences in sarcopenia prevalence were noted between genders and based on the definitions used.
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