Muscle-to-fat ratio identifies functional impairments and cardiometabolic risk and predicts outcomes: biomarkers of sarcopenic obesity.

Pei-Chin YuChia-Chia HsuWei-Ju LeeChih-Kuang LiangMing-Yueh ChouMing-Hsien LinFei-Yuan HsiaoLi-Ning PengLiang-Kung Chen

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2021)

Older adults identified with low MFR had unfavourable body composition, poor functional performance, high cardiometabolic risk and a high risk for the clinical outcome.

Keyphrases

body composition
resistance training
bone mineral density
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
body mass index
weight gain
postmenopausal women
high intensity