Autor: |
Yannis Dionyssiotis, Panagiotis Athanassiou, Jannis Papathanasiou, Efstathios Efstathopoulos, Konstantinos Prokopidis, Georgios Trovas, Ifigenia Kostoglou-Athanassiou |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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Zdroj: |
Folia Medica, Vol 64, Iss 4, Pp 596-601 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1314-2143 |
DOI: |
10.3897/folmed.64.e63530 |
Popis: |
Introduction: Diseases such as diabetes mellitus may be associated with adverse changes in body composition. Sarcopenia is characterized by a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and functionality.Aim: To investigate the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and sarcopenia.Materials and methods: In a retrospective, non-randomized study, 35 T2DM patients, aged 20-80 years, were assessed for sarcopenia prevalence compared to controls (n=16). Appendicular skeletal mass (ASM) (kg) was measured, and sarcopenia was defined as SMI |
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