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Sarcopenia is associated with blood pressure variability in older patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross‐sectional study of the

Endocrinology
Geriatrics
Author
Y Hashimoto et al.
Used Parameters : BW, BMI, Segmental FFM, SMM, SMI, BFM

Publication Year : 2018

Country : Japan

Journal : Geriatrics & Gerontology International

Aim To investigate the association between sarcopenia and blood pressure parameters in older patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods This was a cross‐sectional study of 146 older patients with diabetes. Body composition was evaluated by bioimpedance analysis. The skeletal muscle mass index (kg/m2) was defined as appendicular muscle mass/the square of the height. Patients with both handgrip strength< 26 kg for men and< 18 kg for women, and skeletal muscle mass index< 7.0 kg/m2 for men and< 5.7 kg/m2 for women were …
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