Ultrasound-assessed abdominal fat distribution and its relation to sarcopenia parameters in community-dwelling young older adults: a cross-sectional study
Claudia Jiménez-ten Hoevel, Iolanda Gironès, Júlia Nicolás-Marzo, Maria Besora-Moreno, Judit Queral, Rosa M. Valls, Patricia Pérez-Matute, Maria-José Motilva, Elisabet Llauradó, Rosa Solà, Anna Pedret · 2026
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Claudia Jiménez-ten Hoevel and colleagues link belly fat layout to muscle health in young older adults in a 2026 study. Aging adds abdominal fat while muscle strength and mass fade, a pattern called sarcopenia, yet which fat depot matters was unclear. Ultrasound measured total, deep, and surface belly fat in 72 community adults aged 60 to 74.
Most participants, 86.1 percent, were not sarcopenic, and deep visceral fat unexpectedly tracked with higher muscle mass scores, while surface fat tracked with slower walking and weaker grip relative to body weight. Patterns split by sex, with men's deep fat tied to leg muscle mass and women's surface fat showing its own links. Fat placement, not just amount, shapes the muscle picture.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Claudia Jiménez-ten Hoevel, Iolanda Gironès, Júlia Nicolás-Marzo, Maria Besora-Moreno, Judit Queral, Rosa M. Valls, Patricia Pérez-Matute, Maria-José Motilva, Elisabet Llauradó, Rosa Solà, Anna Pedret |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60035 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |