1. Sarcopenia is independently associated with diabetic foot disease
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Qingfeng Cheng, Jinbo Hu, Ping Yang, Xueting Cao, Xuefeng Deng, Qin Yang, Zhiping Liu, Shumin Yang, Richa Goswami, Yue Wang, Ting Luo, Kun Liao, and Qifu Li
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the association of sarcopenia and diabetic foot disease (DFD) in a cross-sectional study. Body composition was assessed using dual-energy X-ray-absorptiometry (DXA) among 1105 patients with type 2 diabetes (120 patients with newly diagnosed DFD [DFD duration less than 3 months]). Severity of DFD was assessed, referring to foot ulcers, Wagner grade and the percentage of amputation. Skeletal muscle index (SMI) was calculated, and sarcopenia was defined as SMI less than 7.0 kg/m2 (in men) or 5.4 kg/m2 (in women). SMI was significantly decreased in patients with DFD compared to patients without (6.79 ± 1.20 vs. 7.21 ± 1.05 kg/m2, P
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- 2017
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