Review Article
Osteosarcopenic Obesity Syndrome: What Is It and How Can It Be Identified and Diagnosed?
Table 1
Diagnostic criteria for osteosarcopenic obesity based on body composition (via dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, DXA).
| Condition | T-score for BMD ≤−1.0 SD at the femoral neck, proximal femur, or lumbar spine | 20th percentile of ALM for women | Fat mass ≥ 32% for women |
| Osteopenia/osteoporosis | Yes | No | No | Sarcopenia | No | Yes | No | Obesity | No | No | Yes | Osteopenic sarcopenia | Yes | Yes | No | Osteopenic obesity | Yes | No | Yes | Sarcopenic obesity | No | Yes | Yes |
| Osteosarcopenic obesity | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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BMD: bone mineral density; ALM: appendicular lean mass.
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