ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2023
Alternative skeletal muscle index for sarcopenia diagnosis in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A pilot study.
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- 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
- Correlation between calf circumference and skeletal mass index among type 2 diabetes mellitus individuals with sarcopenia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Interplay between sarcopenia and type 2 diabetes: mechanisms, implications, and therapeutic prospects.Nutrition & diabetes · 2026Review
- Interrelationships between Sarcopenia, Bone Mass, and Metabolic Parameters in Pediatric Obesity.Annals of nutrition & metabolism · 2026Article
- Association between sarcopenia and the risk of diabetic cardiomyopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in genetics · 2026Article
- Assessment of screening tools for diabetic sarcopenia in type 2 diabetes mellitus: evidence from a scoping review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Diabetes Mellitus Should Be Considered While Analysing Sarcopenia-Related Biomarkers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Sarcopenia in Chinese Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To determine an alternative skeletal muscle index (a-SMI), easy diagnosis of sarcopenia in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study included 223 inpatients with T2DM (100 males, age range 60-89; 123 females, age range 60-87). Screening for grip strength and gait speed, measuring SMI by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (d-SMI) for sarcopenia diagnosis, according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 consensus. The a-SMI was established by binary logistic regression analysis with positive screening population. To assess the conformance of the new diagnostic approach with the AWGS 2019. Results: Sarcopenia was present in 36.3% of the study population. 59 had normal d-SMI and 81 had low d-SMI in screening patients with probable sarcopenia. In univariate analyses for all positive screening population, body mass index (BMI), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 - (OH) VitD), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), hypertension (HTN), and gender were correlates of d-SMI. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that male ( Conclusion: The a-SMI - based on gender, obesity status, 25-(OH) VitD, and HTN history - can be used in the absence of the d-SMI to supplement the algorithm for sarcopenia diagnosis in elderly patients with T2DM.
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