170150 20260410135818.0 doi 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00878.x sideral 73730 ART-2011-73730 eng Gomez-Cabello,A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6492-2512 Prevalence of overweight and obesity in non-institutionalized people aged 65 or over from Spain: The elderly EXERNET multi-centre study 2011 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Coupled with the growth of the older population, an increase in the prevalence ofoverweight and obesity in this age group has occurred in the last decades. Themain aims of the present study were (i) to provide an updated prevalence ofoverweight and obesity in a representative sample of the Spanish elderly popula-tion; (ii) to calculate the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity (SO) and (iii) to analysethe relationships between adiposity measurements and lifestyle. A cross-sectionalstudy was carried out in a sample of 3136 persons representative of the non-institutionalized population 65 years of age. Anthropometric measurementswere obtained using standardized techniques and equipment. Overall, 84% of thepopulation can be categorized as overweight and/or obese. The present studyindicates that 67% of the Spanish elderly population has an increased percentageof fat mass and more than 56% suffer from central obesity. Moreover, SO ispresent in 15% of the Spanish elderly population. Finally, a strong relationshipbetween both physically active and sedentary lifestyles and the level of adipositywas found. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among elderly people in Spain isvery high and is still increasing. Lifestyle seems to be a determinant factor in thedevelopment of obesity among elderly people info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 7.038 2011 ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM 10 / 122 = 0.082 2011 Q1 T1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Pedrero-Chamizo,R. Olivares,P. R. Luzardo,L. Juez-Bengoechea,A. Mata,E. Albers,U. Aznar,S. Villa,G. Espino,L. Gusi,N. Gonzalez-Gross,M. Casajus,J. A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7215-6931 Ara,I. 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 12, 8 (2011), 583-592 Obes. rev. Obesity Reviews 1467-7881 338556 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170150/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1043990 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170150/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:170150 articulos driver 2026-04-10-13:53:46 ARTICLE