Results
Title

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

Authors

Kim TN; Park MS; Yang SJ; Yoo HJ; Kang HJ; Song W; Seo JA; Kim SG; Kim NH; Baik SH; Choi DS; Choi KM; Kim, Tae Nyun; Park, Man Sik; Yang, Sae Jeong; Yoo, Hye Jin; Kang, Hyun Joo; Song, Wook; Seo, Ji A; Kim, Sin Gon

Abstract

<bold>Objective: </bold>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.<bold>Research Design and Methods: </bold>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).<bold>Results: </bold>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.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>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.

Publication

Diabetes Care, 2010, Vol 33, Issue 7, p1497

ISSN

0149-5992

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.2337/dc09-2310