Differences in Body Composition in Older People from Two Regions of Mexico: Implications for Diagnoses of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity
Joint Authors
Alemán-Mateo, H.
Aguilera-Barreiro, Ma. de los Angeles
Rangel Peniche, Diana Beatriz
Ruiz Valenzuela, Roxana E.
Ramírez-Torres, Maribel
Urquidez-Romero, Rene
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Mexico is a country that is rich in ethnicity and cultural diversity, divided into three well-defined socioeconomic, ecological, and epidemiological areas.
However, we do not know the influence that these factors may have on body composition.
Therefore, this study was designed to assess body composition and compare appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) in older people from two areas of the country.
Methods.
This is a cross-sectional study that included 430 subjects ≥60 years of age from northwestern and central Mexico.
Body composition, including ASM, was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, while anthropometry, handgrip strength, demographic variables, health status/chronic conditions, and energy expenditure data were all included.
Results.
Men and women from the northwestern region had 5.9 kg and 3.8 kg more body fat, respectively, and 3.9 kg more as a group than their counterparts from central Mexico (p ≤ 0.0001).
While there were no significant differences across gender or region in terms of ASM, the older subjects from central Mexico had a significantly higher ASM index (ASMI) than the sample from the northwest.
When ASM was adjusted for age, body weight, height, health status/chronic conditions, estimated energy expenditure, and demographic variables, the subjects from central Mexico had significantly higher adjusted mean values of ASM and ASMI than their counterparts from the northwest.
Conclusion.
Older people from two regions of Mexico had significantly different estimates of body composition.
Our findings highlight the importance of regionalizing estimates of ASM and ASMI if they are to be used for diagnostic purposes.
It is also important to emphasize that appendicular skeletal muscle mass, or the ASM index, should be adjusted for other associated biological variables.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rangel Peniche, Diana Beatriz& Alemán-Mateo, H.& Aguilera-Barreiro, Ma. de los Angeles& Ruiz Valenzuela, Roxana E.& Ramírez-Torres, Maribel& Urquidez-Romero, Rene. 2018. Differences in Body Composition in Older People from Two Regions of Mexico: Implications for Diagnoses of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128598
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rangel Peniche, Diana Beatriz…[et al.]. Differences in Body Composition in Older People from Two Regions of Mexico: Implications for Diagnoses of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128598
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rangel Peniche, Diana Beatriz& Alemán-Mateo, H.& Aguilera-Barreiro, Ma. de los Angeles& Ruiz Valenzuela, Roxana E.& Ramírez-Torres, Maribel& Urquidez-Romero, Rene. Differences in Body Composition in Older People from Two Regions of Mexico: Implications for Diagnoses of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128598
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1128598