Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity in the Korean Population Based on the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys

Soo Kim, Yeon; Lee, Yunhwan; Chung, Yoon‐Sok; Lee, Dae‐Jin; Joo, Nam‐Seok; Hong, Decheng; Song, Gyuyoun; Kim, H.-J.; Ju Choi, Young; Kim, K.-M.

doi:10.1093/gerona/gls071

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Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity in the Korean Population Based on the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys

Published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A • Mar 19, 2012

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Yeon Soo Kim

Yunhwan Lee

Yoon‐Sok Chung

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is an important factor of functional impairment related to aging. This study is conducted to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in Korean population. METHODS: Representative Korean men (4,486) and women (5,999) aged 20 years or older were analyzed ...

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Sarcopenia

Sarcopenic obesity

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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