Factors associated with sarcopenia in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
BACKGROUND AND Sarcopenia is a common geriatric syndrome that substantially impairs physical function, mobility, and quality of life in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Future prospective studies with standardized measurements and comprehensive adjustment for confounders are required.
BACKGROUND AND Sarcopenia is a common geriatric syndrome that substantially impairs physical function, mobility, and quality of life in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Future prospective studies with standardized measurements and comprehensive adjustment for confounders are required.
What the study was
- Study design
- Meta-analysis
- Population
- BACKGROUND AND Sarcopenia is a common geriatric syndrome that substantially impairs physical function, mobility, and quality of life in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Category
- Early Detection
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Frontiers in endocrinology
Why it surfaced
Meta-analysis with abstract evidence; scored conservatively for novelty, clinical relevance, design quality, and population or unmet need.
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