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Low muscle quality in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients with visceral fat accumulation

Endocrinology
Author
Murai  et al.
Used Parameters : Segmental FFM, SMI

Publication Year : 2018

Country : Japan

Journal : Cardiovascular Diabetology

Although obesity-related type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and sarcopenia in the elderly have been increasing worldwide, the associations among visceral fat accumulation, skeletal muscle indices (mass, strength, and quality) and cardiovascular diseases in T2DM remain poorly investigated. We enrolled 183 Japanese T2DM inpatients (126 men, 57 women; mean age 64.7±12.6 years,±SD). The estimated-visceral fat area (eVFA) and skeletal muscle mass were measured by each device using bioelectrical impedance analysis …
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