What question did this study set out to answer?

To compare five-year mortality risk between older adults with sarcopenia and those with sarcopenic obesity.

April 21, 2026

Comparative five‐year mortality risk in older adults with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity: A retrospective cohort analysis

Key Points

To compare five-year mortality risk between older adults with sarcopenia and those with sarcopenic obesity.
Retrospective cohort analysis of older adults

Structured PICO

Does isolated sarcopenia increase five-year mortality compared to sarcopenic obesity in older adults?

Population

Older adults with sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity (SO)

Intervention

Isolated sarcopenia

Comparator

Sarcopenic obesity (SO)

Outcome

Five-year mortalityhard clinical

In older adults, isolated sarcopenia carries a higher five-year mortality risk than sarcopenic obesity, suggesting a potential protective effect of excess adiposity.

Abstract

Both individuals with sarcopenia and those with SO are associated with increased five-year mortality in older adults. However, individuals with isolated sarcopenia have a higher risk than those with SO, suggesting that excess adiposity may partially mitigate the adverse effects of muscle loss.

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Barlas et al. (Sat,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e713b4cb99343efc98d2d7 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.70125

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Authors

Ezgi Akandere Barlas

Erciyes University

Sibel Akın

Erciyes University

Neslihan Doğan

Erciyes University

Journals

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

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Erciyes University

Adıyaman University

Cappadocia University

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