Association between Preexisting Sarcopenia and Stroke in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This propensity score-matched population-based cohort study compared stroke risk between patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without preexisting sarcopenia.

Research design and methods

We used data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database for the period from January 2008 to December 2019. We recruited patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and categorized them into two groups at a ratio of 1:1 on the basis of diagnosed sarcopenia. The matching variables were age, sex, income level, urbanization level, diabetes severity (adapted Diabetes Complications Severity Index [aDCSI Scores]), Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), other comorbidities associated with stroke, smoking status, medication use, and types of antidiabetic medications. The mat

SUBMITTER: Chai KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12275528 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature