Sarcopenic obesity in older female cancer survivors and the association with physical fitness and function

This dissertation described sarcopenic obesity in underactive older female cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy. Using different definitions of sarcopenic obesity identified from the literature, the frequency of sarcopenic obesity; demographic, health, and clinical variables significantly associated with sarcopenic obesity; association of sarcopenic obesity with objective measures of physical fitness and function; and comparison of sarcopenic obesity definitions that explain the most variance in objective physical fitness and function were described.