Primary Literature Article: Sarcopenic Obesity and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and
Mortality: A Population-Based Cohort Study of Older Men
Sarcopenic Obesity and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: A Population-Based Cohort Study of Older Men is a primary article on sarcopenic obesity in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The authors of the article are Janice Atkins, Peter Whincup, Richard Morris, Lucy Lennon, Olia Papacosta and Goya Wannamethee. The major driving question for this research article is establishing the relation between sarcopenic obesity, sarcopenia, obesity and the risk of cardiovascular disease and other mortalities in older adults. The article concludes that sarcopenic obese men have the highest risks of all-cause mortalities. Besides, there is an excellent relation between sarcopenia and heart disease and all-cause mortality. The general question of this article; the effects of sarcopenic obesity relates to other paper. The other papers address causes, risk factors, treatment and other effects such as inflammation and lean mass, which collectively refer to sarcopenic obesity.