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Relationship between sarcopenic obesity-related phenotypes and inflammatory markers in postmenopausal women.
Clinical physiology and functional imaging - 1 Mar 2017
Dutra Maurílio Tiradentes, Avelar Bruna Pereira, Souza Vinícius Carolino, Bottaro Martim, Oliveira Ricardo Jacó, Nóbrega Otávio Toledo, Moreno Lima Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
Ageing is associated with changes in body composition that may result in sarcopenic obesity (SO). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are important inflammatory markers related to ageing. SO has been examined as an important public health problem, but its association with inflammatory markers has yet to be investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between SO-related...
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