Hyperglycemia in non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with low muscle mass: The Multicenter Study for Clarifying Evidence for Sarcopenia in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Hyperglycemia is a risk factor for sarcopenia when comparing individuals with and without diabetes. However, no studies have investigated whether the findings could be extrapolated to patients with diabetes with relatively higher glycemic levels. Here, we aimed to clarify whether glycemic control was associated with sarcopenia in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Materials and methods

Study participants consisted of patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 746, the average age was 69.9 years) and an older general population (n = 2,067, the average age was 68.2 years). Sarcopenia was defined as weak grip strength or slow usual gait speed and low skeletal mass index.

Results

Among patients with type 2 diabetes, 52 were diagnosed as having sarcopenia. The freque

SUBMITTER: Sugimoto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6825926 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature