Abdominal Obesity and Low Skeletal Muscle Mass Jointly Predict Total Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality in an Elderly Asian Population

Conclusions:
Elderly individuals with abdominal obesity and low skeletal muscle mass have higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk.

Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - July 14, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chuang, S.-Y., Hsu, Y.-Y., Chen, R. C.-Y., Liu, W.-L., Pan, W.-H. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research