Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity among Community-Dwelling Elderly: A Cross Sectional Pilot Study

Imtiyaz Ali Mir¹*, Jia Qi Phang¹ & Mohammed Abdulrazzaq Jabbar²

¹Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sungai Long, 43000 Kajang Selangor, Malaysia
²Department of Population Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sungai Long, 43000 Kajang Selangor, Malaysia

Dr. Imtiyaz Ali Mir, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sungai Long, 43000 Kajang Selangor, Malaysia.

Keywords: Sarcopenia; Obesity; Sarcopenic Obesity; Elderly

Abstract

Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is characterized by age-related decline in muscle mass and function with increased body fat, and is found to be associated with higher risk of physical disability, hospitalization, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disorders and mortality. To date, no study has been carried out on prevalence of SO in community-dwelling elderly in Malaysia. Objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia and SO among community-dwelling elderly.

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