Association of Thigh Muscle Mass with Insulin Resistance and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Japanese Americans

Association of Thigh Muscle Mass with Insulin Resistance and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Japanese Americans

BackgroundSkeletal muscle plays a major role in glucose metabolism. We investigated the association between thigh muscle mass, insulin resistance, and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk. In addition, we examined the role of body mass index (BMI) as a potential effect modifier in this asso...

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Main Authors: Seung Jin Han, Edward J. Boyko, Soo-Kyung Kim, Wilfred Y. Fujimoto, Steven E. Kahn, Donna L. Leonetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Diabetes Association 2018-09-01
Series:Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
Subjects:
Body mass index
Diabetes mellitus
Insulin resistance
Muscle, skeletal
Thigh
Online Access:https://e-dmj.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2004DMJ/dmj-42-488.pdf

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