Author

Year

Location

Design

Subjects

Period (months)

Male (%)

Age

Objective

Primary End-point

Aibar-Almazán A, et al. [16]

2017

Spain

Cross-sectional

235

N/A

0

69.21 ± 7.56

Analyze the association of sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenia obesity with fear of falling, balance confidence, and risk of falling in a Spanish sample of middle-aged and older community-dewlling women

ABC, FES-I

Aubertin-Leheudre M, et al. [17]

2008

Canada

Cross-sectional

27

N/A

0

65 ± 5 vs 64 ± 7

Examine impact of sarcopenia on BMD in postmenopausal obese women

BMD

Chung JH, et al. [18]

2016

Republic of Korea

Cross-sectional

3385

N/A

45.4

60.5 ± 0.2

Identify prevalence of osteosarcopenic obesity and to evaluate association between it and bone mineral density in middle-aged and elderly Korean

Osteoporosis incidence

dos Santos VR, et al. [7]

2017

Brazil

Cross-sectional

128

N/A

37

84.8 ± 2.7 vs 83.3 ± 3.1

Analyze the relationship between the components and aggravations of body composition and bone mineral density in elderly subjects aged >80 years

BMD, osteoporosis

Follis S, et al. [10]

2018

United States

Prospective cohort

9924

60

0

50-79

Investigate associations between sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity and incidence of falls in diverse cohort of healthy postmenopausal women

Risk of fall

Özturk ZA, et al. [19]

2018

Turkey

Cross-sectional

423

N/A

43.3

71.8 ± 6.01

Investigate the interrelationship between body composition changes and quality of life variables

Tinetti-Balance-Gait Evaluation Scale and TGUG

Scott D, et al. [20]

2017

Australia

Prospective cohort

1486

60

100

80.3 ± 6.5 vs 75.8 ± 4.8

Analyze the relationship between body composition, muscle function, and falls and fractures in older adults

Fracture risk and fall risk

Scott D, et al. [21]

2016

Australia

Prospective cohort

761

120

49

64.8 ± 8.0 vs 62.4 ± 7.5

Determine low muscle mass, strength, and presence of obesity association with  osteoporosis and non-vertebral fracture in community-dwelling older adults

BMD, fracture, fall risk

Waters DL, et al. [22]

2009

New Zealand

RCT

206

83

26.8

72.7 ± 6.0

Identify association between bone density, muscle mass, and fat mass in older adults

Neck femur incidence, falls incidence