Is phase angle associated with visceral adiposity and cardiometabolic risk in cardiology outpatients?

Background/objectives: Phase angle (PhA) serves as a prognostic marker in various clinical scenarios, reflecting oxidative stress and cellular damage. Despite its clinical relevance, its connection with adiposity and cardiovascular risk markers remains underexplored. Hence, our study sought to investigate the relationship between PhA and metabolic, adiposity, and cardiovascular risk parameters among outpatients with cardiology diagnosis.

Prognostic value of the geriatric nutritional risk index and other hematological markers on long-term survival in the geriatric population.

Objectives: The prognostic value of hematological markers has not been extensively explored in the geriatric population, particularly in the presence of the frailty phenotype among hospitalized individuals. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the influence of the frailty phenotype in hospitalized geriatric individuals on hematological markers and their impact on short- and long-term outcomes.

Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.

Frailty but not low muscle quality nor sarcopenia is independently associated with mortality among previously hospitalized older adults: A prospective study.

Aim: There are few studies comparing the effects of geriatric syndromes and abnormalities in nutritional status and body composition on outcomes among older individuals who have been previously hospitalized. Our study aimed to evaluate the frequency and diagnosis of geriatric syndromes, low muscle quality, and nutritional status in hospitalized older individuals, and to examine their impact on both short- and long-term outcomes.

Methods: This was a prospective study involving older adults (≥60 years).

Visceral adiposity indices and cardiometabolic risk markers in patients with hypertension.

Objective: Arterial hypertension (AH) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We sought to evaluate the association between two adiposity indices (visceral adiposity index [VAI] and lipid accumulation product [LAP]) with traditional markers of cardiometabolic risk in hypertensive patients.

Materials And Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with 1,273 subjects with hypertension treated as outpatients at a university hospital.

Wasting syndrome and associated factors in hospitalized older people.

Wasting syndrome (WS) is characterized by clinically important unintentional weight loss >5 % in six to 12 months. This syndrome is responsible for a significant portion of hospitalizations throughout the world and is an important indicator of serious diseases, especially in individuals with 60 years of age or older. The aim of the present study was to investigate WS and associated factors in hospitalized older people.

Visceral adiposity indicators and cardiovascular risk in hemodialytic patients.

Objective: Cardiovascular diseases represent the main cause of death in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and association of the hypertriglyceridemia-waist phenotype (HWP) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) with cardiometabolic risk factors (CR) in patients with CKD on hemodialysis (HD).

Methods: The study is based on a cross-sectional design with 265 HD patients in two cities in northeastern Brazil.

SARC-F and SARC-CalF in screening for sarcopenia in older adults with Parkinson's disease.

Introduction: Few studies have investigated the performance of screening tools in truly sarcopenic individuals, especially subgroups of this population, or in comparison to previous and current criteria for the definition of sarcopenia.

Objectives: Evaluate the performance of SARC-F and SARC-CalF in screening for sarcopenia in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) in comparison to the diagnostic criteria proposed by the 2010 (1) and 2019 (2) European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP).

Methods: A methodological, cross-sectional study was conducted involving male and female patients ≥60 years of age diagnosed with PD in outpatient care.

Body Composition, Serum Sclerostin and Physical Function After Bariatric Surgery: Performance of Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of bariatric surgery and weight loss on body composition, serum sclerostin and physical performance.

Methods: Seventy-three consecutive patients (36 non-surgical controls and 37 who underwent bariatric surgery) were evaluated by means of laboratory tests, multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), total-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), gait speed and handgrip strength.

Results: The differences between non-surgical and surgical patients were as follows: body mass index (BMI) 42.