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In addition, this study investigated the suitability of a waist circumference-based anthropometric measure, body shape index (ABSI), for predicting sarcopenic obesity and the predictive power of ABSI for fat-free mass index (FFMI), a surrogate marker of lean body mass.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nMethods and findings<\/jats:title>\nA cross-sectional study of overweight and obese orthopaedic patients undergoing knee or hip and spine surgery was conducted between October 2019 and March 2020 in Orthopaedic Hospital Valdoltra, Slovenia. General anthropometric parameters body mass index (BMI) and ABSI = (WC\/(BMI2\/3<\/jats:sup>x height\u00bd<\/jats:sup>) as well as body composition data (fat mass FM, fat-free mass FFM, FFMI, and the ratio FM\/FFM as an index of sarcopenic obesity) were determined in 120 women (aged 66.5 \u00b1 9.6 years) and 89 men (aged 65.5 \u00b1 7.8 years) with overweight (25 kg\/m2<\/jats:sup> \u2264 BMI < 30 kg\/m2<\/jats:sup>) and obesity (BMI \u2265 30 kg\/m2<\/jats:sup>) by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Sarcopenic obesity phenotypes based on FM\/FFM ratio > 0.80 was present in 15.3% of patients, mainly in female patients undergoing knee surgery. ABSI was significantly associated with age in all women and obese men and with waist circumference (WC) in all patients. ABSI did not correlate with BMI in women and men; however, multiple linear regression analysis showed that BMI independently predicted FFMI (R = 0.83 and 0.70, respectively, p<\/jats:italic> < 0.001) in women and men (\u03b2-coefficients: 0.801 and 0.686, respectively) and ABSI in women only (\u03b2-coefficient: -0.104). Women with a lower ABSI had a significantly higher FFMI than the group with a higher ABSI.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nConclusions<\/jats:title>\nSarcopenic obesity was most prevalent in obese women scheduled for knee surgery. 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