• Feng Chen, Shuai Xu, Lu Cao, Yingfang Wang, Huanlian Tian, Junwei Hu, Zheng Wang, and Difei Wang.
• Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University; Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China. Electronic address: 18715267123@163.com.
• Nutrition. 2021 Nov 1; 91-92: 111386.

ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between dietary patterns and the risk of sarcopenic obesity (SO) in community-dwelling elderly people.MethodsSO was defined as the coexistence of sarcopenia and obesity. Participants with low skeletal muscle index, low muscle strength, or low physical performance were diagnosed with sarcopenia, whereas obesity was defined as waist circumference ≥85 cm in men and ≥80 cm in women. Dietary patterns were determined by principal component analysis. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between dietary patterns and SO.ResultsAmong 3795 Chinese participants, 112 (3.0%) were diagnosed with SO. After adjustment for confounding variables, lacto-ovo-vegetarian dietary pattern was negatively associated with risk of SO. The odds ratio for SO was 0.79 (95% confidence interval, 0.65-0.97; P = 0.027) for the lacto-ovo-vegetarian dietary pattern, whereas meat-fish and junk food dietary patterns were not associated with the risk of SO.ConclusionsWe suggest that older people should have a balanced daily diet such as a lacto-ovo-vegetarian dietary pattern to prevent the occurrence and progression of SO.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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