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Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a significant predictor of increased all-cause mortality in adults, with a pooled hazard ratio of 1.21 compared to non-sarcopenic non-obese individuals.

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SO was significantly associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality among adult people (pooled HR = 1.21, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 1.10–1.32, p < 0.001, I2 = 64.3%).
Xiaoming Zhang et al. · BMC Geriatrics · 2019

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Meta-analysis of 23 prospective cohort studies with 50,866 participants, though with moderate heterogeneity (I2=64.3%).

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Association of sarcopenic obesity with the risk of all-cause mortality among adults over a broad range of different settings: a updated meta-analysis

Xiaoming Zhang et al. · BMC Geriatrics · 2019

DOI 10.1186/s12877-019-1195-y

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