ReviewNutrients2021
A Narrative Review on Sarcopenia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Prevalence and Associated Factors.
Review in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06337357 (Evaluating Resistance Training for Sarcopenia in Older Patients With Type 2 Diabetes), which is not on this map. Cited by 240 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluating Resistance Training for Sarcopenia in Older Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Treatment Outcomes
Who cites it
240 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative Effects of Antidiabetic Drugs on Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness and safety of blood flow restriction training for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review with meta analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- The Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Muscle Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2026Pooled it
- Sarcopenia in type 2 Diabetes mellitus among Asian populations: prevalence and risk factors based on AWGS- 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC endocrine disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors of stroke-related sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging · 2025Pooled it
- A technology-blended exercise intervention for cognitive risk reduction and brain health in middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes in Singapore: a mixed-methods study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Trial
- Effects of Ipragliflozin on Skeletal Muscle Adiposity in Patients with Diabetes and Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Trial
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- Effect of blood flow-restrictive resistance training on metabolic disorder and body composition in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Trial
- Insulin Glargine is More Suitable Than Exenatide in Preventing Muscle Loss in Non-Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients with NAFLD.Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association · 2023Trial
- Changes in glycemic control and skeletal muscle mass indices after dapagliflozin treatment in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2023Trial
- Establishment and evaluation of a novel practical tool for the diagnosis of pre-sarcopenia in young people with diabetes mellitus.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Trial
- Low rectus femoris mass index is closely associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Trial
- Impact of obesity and type 2 diabetes on muscle power, quality, and force-velocity, and their relation to functional capacity.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2026Article
- Sarcopenia in gallbladder perforation: a radiological comparison study.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- Beyond Fat Loss: Addressing the Sarcopenia Challenge of Incretin-Based Therapies.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2026Review
- Heterogeneous associations between domain-specific physical activity and sarcopenia risk in diabetic adults: A causal forest analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Myoprotective Fat-Loss Phenotypes in Obesity-Associated Type 2 Diabetes: A 12-Month Real-World Cohort Study of Metformin-Based Treatment Regimens.Clinics and practice · 2026Article
- Effects of empagliflozin alone and in combination with exercise on the soleus muscle in obese type 2 diabetic rats.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2026Article
- The Concurrent Challenges of Sarcopenia and Frailty: A 5-Year Mortality Risk Evaluation in Geriatric Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2026Article
180 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a major health burden for the elderly population, affecting approximately 25% of people over the age of 65 years. This percentage is expected to increase dramatically in the next decades in relation to the increased longevity of the population observed in recent years. Beyond microvascular and macrovascular complications, sarcopenia has been described as a new diabetes complication in the elderly population. Increasing attention has been paid by researchers and clinicians to this age-related condition-characterized by loss of skeletal muscle mass together with the loss of muscle power and function-in individuals with T2DM; this is due to the heavy impact that sarcopenia may have on physical and psychosocial health of diabetic patients, thus affecting their quality of life. The aim of this narrative review is to provide an update on: (1) the risk of sarcopenia in individuals with T2DM, and (2) its association with relevant features of patients with T2DM such as age, gender, body mass index, disease duration, glycemic control, presence of microvascular or macrovascular complications, nutritional status, and glucose-lowering drugs. From a clinical point of view, it is necessary to improve the ability of physicians and dietitians to recognize early sarcopenia and its risk factors in patients with T2DM in order to make appropriate therapeutic approaches able to prevent and treat this condition.
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