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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Medical and Social Expert Evaluation and Rehabilitation</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Medical and Social Expert Evaluation and Rehabilitation</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Медико-социальная экспертиза и реабилитация</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">1560-9537</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2412-2092</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">680100</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/MSER680100</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">MMREJY</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Original study articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Оригинальные исследования</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Impact of sarcopenic obesity on the clinical characteristics of older patients with visual impairment</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Влияние саркопенического ожирения на клинические характеристики пожилых пациентов с нарушением зрения</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3536-1645</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3584-5021</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kopylov</surname><given-names>Andrey E.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Копылов</surname><given-names>Андрей Евгеньевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. мед. наук</p></bio><email>kopylovx@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center «MNTK Eye Microsurgery»</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Тамбовский филиал МНТК «Микрохирургия глаза» имени академика С.Н. Фёдорова</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2025-08-22" publication-format="electronic"><day>22</day><month>08</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-12-09" publication-format="electronic"><day>09</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>28</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>81</fpage><lpage>87</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-05-21"><day>21</day><month>05</month><year>2025</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-07-09"><day>09</day><month>07</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" start_date="2028-12-09"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://eco-vector.com/for_authors.php#07</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://rjmseer.com/1560-9537/article/view/680100">https://rjmseer.com/1560-9537/article/view/680100</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>BACKGROUND: </bold>Sarcopenia and obesity, collectively referred to as sarcopenic obesity, are associated with decreased functional activity and mobility, as well as an increased risk of falls and fractures. However, the clinical characteristics and geriatric syndromes in older patients with visual impairment and sarcopenic obesity have not been previously studied.</p> <p><bold>AIM: </bold>The work aimed to investigate the impact of sarcopenic obesity on the clinical characteristics and geriatric syndromes of older patients with visual impairment.</p> <p><bold>METHODS: </bold>The study examined 203 older adults with sarcopenic obesity and visual impairment. Sarcopenic obesity was defined as the coexistence of sarcopenia and obesity in the same visually impaired patient, characterized by both increased body fat and loss of muscle mass. Obesity was assessed by a body mass index of ≥30.0 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, and sarcopenia was evaluated according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People scale. Assessment tools included the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), ADL, IADL, and CES-D scales. Nutritional status was evaluated using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA).</p> <p><bold>RESULTS: </bold>The prevalence of sarcopenic obesity was 51.7%. Older adults with visual impairment who lived alone were more likely to have sarcopenic obesity compared to patients aged 60–74 years with visual impairment but without sarcopenic obesity (52.0 ± 1.2 vs 35.1 ± 1.5 percent). The incidence of cognitive impairment was also higher in older patients with both visual impairment and sarcopenic obesity. Sarcopenic obesity influenced the development of geriatric frailty syndrome, the frequency of falls, and reductions in basic and instrumental activities of daily living among patients aged 60–74 years with visual impairment. The body mass index of older patients with both visual impairment and sarcopenic obesity averaged 32.1 ± 1.1 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, confirming the presence of the condition.</p> <p><bold>CONCLUSION: </bold>Sarcopenic obesity affects the geriatric status of older patients with visual impairment. From a gerontoprophylactic standpoint, these patients require more careful and continuous monitoring by gerontologists, geriatricians, and ophthalmologists.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование. </bold>Наличие саркопении и ожирения, получивших название «саркопеническое ожирение», связывают со снижением функциональной активности и подвижности, а также повышенным риском падений и переломов. Однако изучение клинических характеристик и гериатрических синдромов у пожилых пациентов с нарушением зрения и саркопеническим ожирением не проводилось.</p> <p><bold>Цель. </bold>Изучение влияния саркопенического ожирения на клинические характеристики и гериатрические синдромы у пожилых пациентов с нарушением зрения.</p> <p><bold>Материалы и методы.</bold> Обследованы 203 пациента пожилого возраста с саркопеническим ожирением и нарушением зрения. Под саркопеническим ожирением понималось сочетание саркопении и ожирения у одного и того же пациента с нарушением зрения, характеризующееся одновременным накоплением жира в организме и потерей мышечной массы. Ожирение оценивалось по величине индекса массы тела ≥30,0 кг/м<sup>2</sup>, а саркопения — по шкале European Working Group on Sarcopenia in older people. В исследовании применялись индекс Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), шкалы ADL, IADL, CES-D. Для изучения состояния питания использовалась мини-оценка питания (MNA).</p> <p><bold>Результаты. </bold>Распространённость саркопенического ожирения составила 51,7%. У одиноких пожилых людей с нарушением зрения было больше шансов развития саркопенического ожирения по сравнению с пациентами 60–74 лет с нарушением зрения без саркопенического ожирения (52,0±1,2% против 35,1±1,5%). Частота когнитивных нарушений была также выше у пожилых пациентов с нарушением зрения и саркопеническим ожирением. Также саркопеническое ожирение влияет на развитие синдрома старческой астении и количество падений у пациентов 60–74 лет с нарушением зрения, снижение базовой и инструментальной деятельности в повседневной жизни. Индекс массы тела пожилых пациентов с нарушением зрения и саркопеническим ожирением составлял 32,1±1,1 кг/м<sup>2</sup>, что говорит о развитии данного заболевания.</p> <p><bold>Заключение. </bold>Саркопеническое ожирение влияет на гериатрический статус пожилых пациентов с нарушением зрения, поэтому такие пациенты с точки зрения геронтопрофилактики требуют более пристального и динамичного наблюдения геронтологами и гериатрами, офтальмологами.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>sarcopenic obesity</kwd><kwd>older adults</kwd><kwd>geriatric status</kwd><kwd>clinical characteristics</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>саркопеническое ожирение</kwd><kwd>пожилой возраст</kwd><kwd>гериатрический статус</kwd><kwd>клинические характеристики</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Scott D, Seibel M, Cumming R. 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