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Sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and functional impairments in older adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1999-2004☆,☆☆ John A. Batsis a, b, c, d, e,⁎, Todd A. Mackenzie b , Francisco Lopez-Jimenez f , Stephen J. Bartels b, c, d a

Section of General Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA c Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA d Health Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA e Dartmouth Weight & Wellness Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA f Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA b

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The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Sarcopenia Project validated cutpoints

Received 19 May 2015

for appendicular lean mass (ALM) to identify individuals with functional impairment. We

Revised 3 September 2015

hypothesized that the prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity would be similar

Accepted 4 September 2015

based on the different Foundation for the National Institutes of Health criteria, increase with age, and be associated with risk of impairment limitations. We identified 4984 subjects at least 60 years of age from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1999-

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2004. Sarcopenia was defined using ALM (men