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Differences in Body Composition in Older People from Two Regions of Mexico: Implications for Diagnoses of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity

2018; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Volume: 2018; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1155/2018/7538625

2314-6141

Diana Beatriz Rangel Peniche, Heliodoro Alemán-Mateo, Ma. de los Angeles Aguilera Barreiro, Roxana E. Ruiz Valenzuela, Maribel Ramírez-Torres, René Urquídez-Romero,

Nutritional Studies and Diet

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.