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Prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Paper C Not peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

In older adults with type 2 diabetes, muscle loss (sarcopenia) was linked to higher rates of hospital stays and death — but because this is a snapshot in time, it shows only a connection, not proof that fixing muscle loss would prevent those outcomes.

Who did this work

Kishore Kumar Behera (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar) · Abhisek Mishra (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar) · Varun Singla (Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research) · Pinaki Dutta (Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research) · Amal Shaharyar (Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-27
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10503074/v1