Prevalence and determinant factors of sarcopenia in patients with type 2 diabetes: the Korean Sarcopenic Obesity Study (KSOS)

TN Kim, MS Park, SJ Yang, HJ Yoo, HJ Kang… - Diabetes …, 2010 - Am Diabetes Assoc
TN Kim, MS Park, SJ Yang, HJ Yoo, HJ Kang, W Song, JA Seo, SG Kim, NH Kim, SH Baik…
Diabetes care, 2010Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE We examined prevalence of sarcopenia in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes
and compared body compositional parameters between subjects with and without type 2
diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Korean Sarcopenic Obesity Study
(KSOS) included 810 subjects (414 patients with diabetes and 396 control subjects) who
were examined using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Prevalence of sarcopenia was
defined using the skeletal muscle index (SMI). RESULTS Prevalence in patients with …
OBJECTIVE
We examined prevalence of sarcopenia in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes and compared body compositional parameters between subjects with and without type 2 diabetes.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
The Korean Sarcopenic Obesity Study (KSOS) included 810 subjects (414 patients with diabetes and 396 control subjects) who were examined using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Prevalence of sarcopenia was defined using the skeletal muscle index (SMI).
RESULTS
Prevalence in patients with diabetes and in the control group was 15.7 and 6.9%, respectively. In both men and women, SMI values were significantly decreased in patients with diabetes compared with subjects without diabetes. Furthermore, multiple logistic regression analysis showed that type 2 diabetes was independently associated with sarcopenia.
CONCLUSIONS
Type 2 diabetes was associated with increased risk of sarcopenia. These characteristics may contribute to physical disability and metabolic disorders in older adults with diabetes.
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