Physical performance measures in screening for reduced lean body mass in adult females with obesity

Volume: 28, Issue: 9, Pages: 917 - 921
Published: Sep 1, 2018
Abstract
Little is known about the reduction of lean body mass (LBM) in obesity, or how to identify it in standard clinical settings. We therefore aimed to assess the prevalence of low LBM in adult females with obesity, and to identify the reliability of simple tools for its screening in this population.Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) body composition assessment was used to categorise 147 female participants with obesity as with or without low...
Paper Details
Title
Physical performance measures in screening for reduced lean body mass in adult females with obesity
Published Date
Sep 1, 2018
Volume
28
Issue
9
Pages
917 - 921
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