Dynapenic abdominal obesity and elevated risk of multidimensional multimorbidity across physical, psychological, and cognitive domains: evidence from longitudinal cohorts.
The combination of weak muscles and belly fat dramatically raises risks for age-related disease clusters, targeting prevention efforts.
Zhang X et al. used longitudinal cohort data to demonstrate that dynapenic abdominal obesity (co-occurring low muscle strength and central adiposity) significantly elevates the risk of multidimensional multimorbidity spanning physical, psychological, and cognitive domains. These findings highlight dynapenic obesity as a high-risk aging phenotype warranting targeted prevention and lifestyle intervention strategies.
What the study was
- Study design
- Longitudinal cohort study
- Population
- Community-dwelling adults; longitudinal cohort with follow-up across physical, psychological, and cognitive health domains
- Category
- Public Health
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Environmental health and preventive medicine
Why it surfaced
Longitudinal cohort study identifying a novel multi-domain multimorbidity risk phenotype (dynapenic abdominal obesity); strong study design and public health relevance; highest-scoring aging/longevity article today.
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