Obese older women more likely to be frail

Obesity - Above-normal body weight, usually defined as more than 20 percent above what's considered healthy for people of a certain age, height and bone structure.

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Obese older women more likely to be frail

Obesity :: Obese older women more likely to be frail

A U.S. study finds obese older women are more likely to be frail.

The research was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Researchers from the Women's Health and Aging Studies group examined data from 599 women.

Those with body-mass indexes classified as overweight were likely to exhibit pre-frailty while those classified as obese showed both pre-frailty and frailty.

Frail women were more likely to suffer from diabetes, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular occlusive disease and osteoarthritis.

(Published at www.spiritindia.com on Sunday, July 10, 2005)
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