Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Diabetes in Older Adults
Populations are aging and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing tremendously. The number of older people with diabetes is increasing unexpectedly. Aging and diabetes are both risk factors for functional disability. Thus, increasing numbers of frail or disabled older patients with diabete...
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Korean Diabetes Association
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| description | Populations are aging and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing tremendously. The number of older people with diabetes is increasing unexpectedly. Aging and diabetes are both risk factors for functional disability. Thus, increasing numbers of frail or disabled older patients with diabetes will increase both direct and indirect health-related costs. Diabetes has been reported as an important risk factor of developing physical disability in older adults. Older people with diabetes have lower muscle mass and weaker muscle strength. In addition, muscle quality is poorer in diabetic patients. Sarcopenia and frailty have a common soil and may share a similar pathway for multiple pathologic processes in older people. Sarcopenia is thought to be an intermediate step in the development of frailty in patients with diabetes. Thus, early detection of sarcopenia and frailty in older adults with diabetes should be routine clinical practice to prevent frailty or to intervene earlier in frail patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38da45940d4541af82fce6aac34417362022-12-21T22:59:46ZengKorean Diabetes AssociationDiabetes & Metabolism Journal2233-60792233-60872016-04-0140318218910.4093/dmj.2016.40.3.182Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Diabetes in Older AdultsHak Chul JangPopulations are aging and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing tremendously. The number of older people with diabetes is increasing unexpectedly. Aging and diabetes are both risk factors for functional disability. Thus, increasing numbers of frail or disabled older patients with diabetes will increase both direct and indirect health-related costs. Diabetes has been reported as an important risk factor of developing physical disability in older adults. Older people with diabetes have lower muscle mass and weaker muscle strength. In addition, muscle quality is poorer in diabetic patients. Sarcopenia and frailty have a common soil and may share a similar pathway for multiple pathologic processes in older people. Sarcopenia is thought to be an intermediate step in the development of frailty in patients with diabetes. Thus, early detection of sarcopenia and frailty in older adults with diabetes should be routine clinical practice to prevent frailty or to intervene earlier in frail patients.https://e-dmj.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2004DMJ/dmj-40-182.pdfDiabetesDisabilityFrailtySarcopenia |
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| title | Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Diabetes in Older Adults |
| title_full | Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Diabetes in Older Adults |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Diabetes in Older Adults |
| title_short | Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Diabetes in Older Adults |
| title_sort | sarcopenia frailty and diabetes in older adults |
| topic | Diabetes Disability Frailty Sarcopenia |
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