Sarcopenia and Appendicular Muscle Mass as Predictors of Impaired Fasting Glucose/Type 2 Diabetes in Elderly Women

Sarcopenia and Appendicular Muscle Mass as Predictors of Impaired Fasting Glucose/Type 2 Diabetes in Elderly Women

Elderly women exhibit a high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but no definitive data exist about the possible role of postmenopausal increases in visceral adiposity, the loss of lean body mass, or decreases in the sum of the lean mass of arms and legs (appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASMM)). This r...

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Main Authors: Carola Buscemi, Yvelise Ferro, Roberta Pujia, Elisa Mazza, Giada Boragina, Angela Sciacqua, Salvatore Piro, Arturo Pujia, Giorgio Sesti, Silvio Buscemi, Tiziana Montalcini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
diabetes
aging
nutrition
body composition
sarcopenia
appendicular skeletal muscle mass
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/6/1909

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