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August 18, 2025BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Association between sarcopenia and components of metabolic syndrome among Chinese older adults: a population-based longitudinal study using CHARLS

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WTWenjing TangJYJiaojiao YuKYKefeng Yang

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Longitudinal study examines sarcopenia's effects on metabolic syndrome components in older adults, suggesting significant health risks.

Key Points

  • Sarcopenia significantly raises the risk of metabolic syndrome among older adults, indicating a major health concern.
  • In the study, 1,252 individuals had sarcopenia while 489 new cases of metabolic syndrome were developed during the follow-up.
  • Cox proportional hazards regression analysis revealed a strong association between sarcopenia and abdominal obesity, with a HR of 8.24.
  • Low BMI was identified as a critical risk factor for developing sarcopenia, particularly in older adults with BMI levels below 23.9.

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Tang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2d89cf1dd9ea359e5ebehttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24090-4
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