Low muscle quality in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients with visceral fat accumulation

Low muscle quality in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients with visceral fat accumulation

Abstract Background Although obesity-related type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and sarcopenia in the elderly have been increasing worldwide, the associations among visceral fat accumulation, skeletal muscle indices (mass, strength, and quality) and cardiovascular diseases in T2DM remain poorly investi...

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Main Authors: Jun Murai, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Akihito Otsuka, Shiro Fukuda, Yoshimitsu Tanaka, Hirofumi Nagao, Yasuna Sakai, Masahide Suzuki, Shinji Yokota, Hidetoshi Tada, Mayumi Doi, Yuya Fujishima, Shunbun Kita, Tohru Funahashi, Norikazu Maeda, Tadashi Nakamura, Iichiro Shimomura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Type 2 diabetes
Visceral fat accumulation
Sarcopenia
Skeletal muscle index
Grip strength
Muscle quality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0755-3

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