Exercise-based interventions for sarcopenic obesity in middle-aged and older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with pairwise meta-analyses and network meta-analyses
Xiaoge Ma, Guanping Sun, Chuannan Liu, Xujie Yan, Weibao Liang, Zhengda Ma · 2026
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Xiaoge Ma and co-authors present a 2026 umbrella review of exercise treatments for sarcopenic obesity in middle-aged and older adults. That condition pairs excess body fat with low muscle mass and strength. The reviewers gathered systematic reviews built on pairwise or network meta-analysis, searching six databases through March 2026.
Eight reviews met their strict exercise-focused criteria, covering 33 unique primary studies with heavy overlap between reviews. Fat-related outcomes improved in every review, and grip strength and walking measures generally improved, while muscle-mass results were mixed. Method quality was low in most reviews, so the authors rate the overall certainty as low or very low. Resistance training gave the most consistent strength signal in their synthesis.
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| CREATOR | Xiaoge Ma, Guanping Sun, Chuannan Liu, Xujie Yan, Weibao Liang, Zhengda Ma |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54022 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |