The Impact of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation on the Association Between Sarcopenic Obesity and Physical Functioning
Levine ME, Crimmins EM. The Impact of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation on the Association Between Sarcopenic Obesity and Physical Functioning. Obesity 2012, 20: 2101-2106. PMID: 22310233, PMCID: PMC3527629, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2012.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryC-reactive proteinInsulin resistancePhysical functioningSarcopenic obesityPhysical functioning problemsMuscle massDifferent body composition phenotypesSerum C-reactive proteinAppendicular skeletal muscle massHomeostasis model assessmentNutrition Examination SurveyCross-sectional studyX-ray absorptiometryBody composition categoriesSkeletal muscle massBody composition phenotypesBody composition measurementsPoisson regression modelsRace/ethnicityNonsarcopenic obesitySarcopenic nonobeseSarcopenic nonobesitySarcopenic obeseSystemic inflammation