Background: Sarcopenic elderly present low muscle mass and strength, however, it is not clear if the inflammatory and metabolic profile is more related to low lean mass or high fat mass in sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic ...

Adolescence is an important period for the acquisition of bone mass, which can be enhanced by several factors. This study aimed examine the relationships of handgrip strength, free-fat mass, and fat mass with bone mineral ...

Physical fitness is one of the important health markers as a predictor of cardiovascular disease mor-bidity and mortality. Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between fat mass with anthropome-tric indicators and, ...

PURPOSE: Body composition is known to influence the development and progression of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). We sought to characterize the unique anthropometric phenotypes that present with asthma, chronic ...

Background: Fat accumulation in the upper region of the body is common in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and is associated with metabolic complications. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between trunk ...

The aim of this study was to compare basal metabolic rate (BMR) of post-polio syndrome ( PPS) patients with healthy individuals and to determine its correlation to body composition. BMR (kcal/day) was determined by indirect ...

Ageing is a natural and inevitable process with degenerative changes in most of the physical, physiological, psychological and social functions. Furthermore, the ageing process has an impact on the body composition ...