[HTML][HTML] Aging and imaging assessment of body composition: from fat to facts

F Ponti, A Santoro, D Mercatelli, C Gasperini… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The aging process is characterized by the chronic inflammatory status called
“inflammaging”, which shares major molecular and cellular features with the metabolism …

Association of all-cause mortality with overweight and obesity using standard body mass index categories: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KM Flegal, BK Kit, H Orpana, BI Graubard - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Estimates of the relative mortality risks associated with normal weight,
overweight, and obesity may help to inform decision making in the clinical setting. Objective …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship of body mass index with frailty and all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older adults

K Jayanama, O Theou, J Godin, A Mayo, L Cahill… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Parallel to growth of aging and obese populations, the prevalence of metabolic
diseases is rising. How body mass index (BMI) relates to frailty and mortality across frailty …

Predicted lean body mass, fat mass, and all cause and cause specific mortality in men: prospective US cohort study

DH Lee, NN Keum, FB Hu, EJ Orav, EB Rimm… - bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Objective To investigate the association of predicted lean body mass, fat mass, and body
mass index (BMI) with all cause and cause specific mortality in men. Design Prospective …

[HTML][HTML] The performance of anthropometric tools to determine obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

I Sommer, B Teufer, M Szelag, B Nussbaumer-Streit… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The aim of this systematic review was to assess the performance of anthropometric tools to
determine obesity in the general population (CRD42018086888). Our review included 32 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention of overweight and obesity: how effective is the current public health approach

RSM Chan, J Woo - International journal of environmental research and …, 2010 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a public health problem that has become epidemic worldwide. Substantial
literature has emerged to show that overweight and obesity are major causes of co …

[HTML][HTML] Relation of body fat mass and fat-free mass to total mortality: results from 7 prospective cohort studies

AM Sedlmeier, SE Baumeister, A Weber… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Fat mass and fat-free mass may play independent roles in mortality risk but
available studies on body composition have yielded inconsistent results. Objective The aim …

[HTML][HTML] Physical frailty predicts future cognitive decline—a four-year prospective study in 2737 cognitively normal older adults

TW Auyeung, JSW Lee, T Kwok, J Woo - The journal of nutrition, health and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the association between baseline frailty measurements and cognitive
function 4 years later. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Community …

Incidence, reversibility, risk factors and the protective effect of high body mass index against sarcopenia in community‐dwelling older C hinese adults

R Yu, M Wong, J Leung, J Lee… - Geriatrics & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We examined the incidence and the reversibility of sarcopenia and their associated
factors over a 4‐year period using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older …

A systematic review of body fat distribution and mortality in older people

SH Chang, TS Beason, JM Hunleth, GA Colditz - Maturitas, 2012 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic review investigating body fat distribution in older adults and its
association with morbidity and mortality. Our search yielded 2702 citations. Following three …