The association between sarcopenic obesity (SO) and major dietary patterns in overweight and obese adult women

Aim: No studies have evaluated the contribution of major dietary patterns to Sarcopenic Obesity (SO) in obese and overweight people based on quintile of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and fat mass (FM). This study was conducted to examine the association between major dietary patterns and SO. Method and material: A total of 301 overweight and obese women were included in the cross-sectional study. Body composition was measured by body composition analyzer. Resting metabolic rate was measured by indirect calorimetry. The usual food intake was evaluated by a semi-quantitative FFQ. Serum HDL-c, LDL-c, TG, FBS, total cholesterol and hs-CRP were measured. Result: The prevalence of sarcopenia (is referred to as two lower quintiles of SMM) and obesity (is referred to as two highest quintiles of FM) and SO was 19.6%, 20.4% and 9.9% respectively. We used the principal component analysis and three major dietary patterns were determined: the DASH, western and unhealthy dietary pattern, they covering 30.63% of total dietary pattern of our population. Participants in the in the upper category of DASH dietary pattern had lower odds of SO (OR = 0.27, 95% CI = 0.08 to 0.96, P = 0.04). After adjustment for age, physical activity and total energy intake, the association between the DASH and SO, was still significantly negative (OR = 0.20, 95% CI = 0.05 to 0.77, P = 0.01) and the risk of sarcopenia reduced by 80%. Conclusion: The present evidence indicates, adherence of the DASH Diet, has a significant effect on reducing the risk of SO. (C) 2019 Diabetes India. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.