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Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, Vol 50, Issue 6 M307-M316, Copyright © 1995 by The Gerontological Society of America


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Cross-sectional age differences in body composition in persons 60+ years of age

RN Baumgartner, PM Stauber, D McHugh, KM Koehler and PJ Garry
Clinical Nutrition Laboratories, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, USA.

BACKGROUND. There is little information for age differences in body composition in elderly people > 65 years of age, especially for those > 80 years. As the proportion of people older than 65 years is expected to nearly double during the next few decades, this information is needed. METHODS. Age differences in body composition and anthropometry were examined in 316 men and women aged 60 to 95 years. Multiple components of body composition were quantified using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and isotope dilution methods, and expressed in molecular and cellular models. Analysis of variance was used to test for differences between age groups 60 to 70, 71 to 80, and > 80 years in each sex. Body composition components were regressed on age, controlling for knee height, fat-free mass, or total body fat. Age- adjusted correlations were calculated with anthropometric variables. RESULTS. Fat-free mass (FFM), body cell mass (BCM), and appendicular skeletal muscle (ASM) decreased with age in both sexes. ASM decreased relative to FFM in both the men and the women, while BCM decreased relative to FFM in the women only. Total fat mass and percent body fat decreased with age in the women, but not in the men. Body fat distribution did not appear to change with age. Anthropometric indices, muscle area and waist/hip ratio, had low correlations with muscle mass and fat distribution. CONCLUSIONS. "Sarcopenia," or muscle loss, continues to occur into old age, and may have significant impacts on physical function and health status. New anthropometric techniques are needed for assessing muscle loss with age.


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