Excessive Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Won Park, Seok; H. Goodpaster, Bret; Sun Lee, Jung; H. Kuller, Lewis; Boudreau, Robert; de Rekeneire, Nathalie; B. Harris, Tamara; Kritchevsky, Stephen; A. Tylavsky, Frances; Nevitt, Michael; Cho, Yong-wook; B. Newman, Anne; the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study, for

doi:10.2337/dc09-0264

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Excessive Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

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Authors:

Seok Won Park

Bret H. Goodpaster

Jung Sun Lee

Abstract

OBJECTIVE A loss of skeletal muscle mass is frequently observed in older adults. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of type 2 diabetes on the changes in body composition, with particular interest in the skeletal muscle mass. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We examined total body composit...

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