Interpretation and Clinical Significance of the Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement

Abstract

In recent years, panelists from the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) and the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) have conducted a systematic review of studies about sarcopenic obesity (SO) . Then in February 2022, ESPEN and EASO jointly released the Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity, in which the definition and diagnosis of SO were detailed, aiming to reach expert consensus on a definition and diagnostic criteria for SO, thereby providing a reference for researchers and clinicians to facilitate the development of prevention and treatment of SO. We primarily interpreted the definition and diagnostic procedure (including screening, diagnosis and staging with proposed implementation method and relevant parameters) for SO in the Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity, providing Chinese medical workers with guidance for coping with SO.

Keywords

• obesity|sarcopenic obesity|guidebook|sarcopenia|muscle, skeletal|skeletal muscle mass|body composition|fat