Association of anthropometric measures with fat and fat-free mass in the elderly: The Rotterdam study

The decrease in fat-free mass (FFM) seen in many elderly people is usually associated with an increase in fat mass (FM), a state referred to as sarcopenic obesity. It is not clear which anthropometric measures are best used to identify sarcopenic obesity. We therefore evaluated which anthropometric measures are differentially associated with FM and FFM.The anthropometric measures tested were body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and a...