%0 Journal Article
%T Association of obesity and sarcopenia among adult Filipinos
%A Antonio L. Faltado
%A Jr.
%A Julie Anne L. Gabat
%A Michael L. Tee
%A Myrna B. Sedurante
%J Archive of "Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia".
%D 2018
%R 10.1016/j.afos.2018.08.001
%X Studies on the association of obesity and sarcopenia are conflicting. Some studies showed that obesity is associated with muscle loss and frailty while others showed that lower body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased sarcopenia. To date, there is paucity of data on sarcopenia and obesity among Filipinos. This study aims to determine the association of obesity and sarcopenia among Filipinos
%K Obesity
%K Sarcopenia
%K Waist circumference
%K Smoking
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6362942/