Does isolated sarcopenia increase five-year mortality compared to sarcopenic obesity in older adults?
In older adults, isolated sarcopenia carries a higher five-year mortality risk than sarcopenic obesity, suggesting a potential protective effect of excess adiposity.
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.
Barlas et al. (Sat,) studied this question.