Prevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity in Chilean older people. Results of the National Health Survey 2016-2017

Prevalencia de obesidad pre-sarcopénica en personas mayores chilenas: Resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017

dc.creatorConcha-Cisternasa, Yeny
dc.creatorDiaz, Felipe
dc.creatorCastro-Pinero, Jose
dc.creatorLanuza, Fabian
dc.creatorLaserre, Nicole
dc.creatorLeiva-Ordohez, Ana Maria
dc.creatorCigarroa, Igor
dc.creatorNazar, Gabriela
dc.creatorParra-Soto, Solange
dc.creatorCelis-Morales, Carlos
dc.creatorPetermann-Rocha, Fanny
dc.date2024-04-10T01:43:48Z
dc.date2024-04-10T01:43:48Z
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T21:12:26Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T21:12:26Z
dc.identifier10.14306/renhyd.27.2.1875
dc.identifier21731292
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/10673
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9509298
dc.descriptionIntroduction: There are no studies in Chile that quantify the prevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity in Chilean older adults.Methodology: 240 people >60 years from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017 were included. Pre-sarcopenia was estimated with the handgrip test and obesity was defined using waist circumference. As a sensitivity analysis, obesity was classified in a subsample of 129 people using body mass index (BMI). Based on the obesity and muscle strength criteria, the participants were categorized as: normal; obesity/ normal; normal/ pre-sarcopenia and obesity/pre-sarcopenia. Results: 22.6% of the population presented obesity/pre-sarcopenia using waist circumference as a diagnostic parameter. The prevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity was higher in women (22.9%), in older people (33.0%), with urban residence (22.8%), and lower educational levels (37.3%). By incorporating the BMI as an obesity criterion, a decrease in the prevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity (12.2%) and a higher percentage of women with this phenotype were identified. Conclusions: The prevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity was identified in 22.6% of the older Chilean population included. Considering the role of obesity and sarcopenia in the development of non-communicable diseases, its identification and early detection could allow the creation of interventions that favours the survival and health of the elderly. © 2023 Asociacion Espanola de Dietistas-Nutricionistas. All rights reserved.
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dc.publisherAsociacion Espanola de Dietistas-Nutricionistas
dc.subjectAdiposity
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectSarcopenia
dc.titlePrevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity in Chilean older people. Results of the National Health Survey 2016-2017
dc.titlePrevalencia de obesidad pre-sarcopénica en personas mayores chilenas: Resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017
dc.typeArticle


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