Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of muscle mass and function, which increases fall risks in older persons. Hyperglycemia relating to Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is postulated to aggravate sarcopenia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia among ambulatory commun...

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Publicat a:BMC Geriatr
Autors principals: Fung, Foon Yin, Koh, Yi Ling Eileen, Malhotra, Rahul, Ostbye, Truls, Lee, Ping Yein, Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina, Tan, Ngiap Chuan
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: BioMed Central 2019
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6489356/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31035928
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1137-8
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