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Low muscle mass and risk of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged and older adults: findings from the KoGES

Endocrinology
Author
Son JW et al.
Used Parameters : ASM/BW, PBF
Publication Year : 2017
Country : Korea
Journal : Diabetologia
Aims/hypothesis Asians have a propensity to develop type 2 diabetes with a lower BMI than Western populations. This discrepancy may be due to differences in body fat and muscle mass for a given BMI. However, unlike adiposity, it is unclear whether muscle mass affects the risk of type 2 diabetes in Asian populations. Methods We conducted a 2-yearly prospective assessment of 6895 participants who were free of diabetes at the baseline examination as part of the Korean Genome Epidemiology Study. The muscle mass index …
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