Response to Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting”
Abstract To address and clarify the concerns of fellow researchers of “Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting”. While chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may be a contribut...
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| author | Foon Yin Fung Ngiap Chuan Tan |
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| description | Abstract To address and clarify the concerns of fellow researchers of “Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting”. While chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may be a contributing factor, it is our study limitation to capture a significant number of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for analyses. Also, ethnicity is not associated with sarcopenia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ec0d0ce7eeea4e6293a477015d7750db2025-08-19T20:38:53ZengBMCBMC Geriatrics1471-23182021-12-012111310.1186/s12877-021-02563-6Response to Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting”Foon Yin Fung0Ngiap Chuan Tan1MOH HoldingsSingHealth Polyclinics, SingHealth-Duke NUS Family Medicine Academic Clinical ProgrammeAbstract To address and clarify the concerns of fellow researchers of “Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting”. While chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may be a contributing factor, it is our study limitation to capture a significant number of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for analyses. Also, ethnicity is not associated with sarcopenia.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02563-6SarcopeniaAsianType 2 diabetes mellitusPrimary care |
| spellingShingle | Foon Yin Fung Ngiap Chuan Tan Response to Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting” Sarcopenia Asian Type 2 diabetes mellitus Primary care |
| title | Response to Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting” |
| title_full | Response to Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting” |
| title_fullStr | Response to Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting” |
| title_full_unstemmed | Response to Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting” |
| title_short | Response to Revisiting: “Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting” |
| title_sort | response to revisiting prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi ethnic ambulatory older asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting |
| topic | Sarcopenia Asian Type 2 diabetes mellitus Primary care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02563-6 |
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