Open Access<p>The Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Postmenopausal Women with a History of Breast Cancer Depending on Adopted Methodology – A Case–Control Study</p>
Author(s) -
Emilia Kałędkiewicz,
Magdalena Milewska,
Joanna Gotlib,
Dorota Szostak-Węgierek
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s274660
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , sarcopenic obesity , sarcopenia , obesity , cancer , gynecology , family history , postmenopausal women
Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is characterized as the cooccurrence of sarcopenia and obesity. It is associated with many adverse health consequences, also in oncological patients. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of SO in postmenopausal women with a history of breast cancer depending on adopted methodology.