Type 2 diabetes is associated with low muscle mass in older adults

Aims Our aim was to clarify the association between type 2 diabetes and the risk of low muscle mass in older adults. Methods In the present study, 414 adults aged 65 years or older (144 patients with type 2 diabetes and 270 control participants) were included. Body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Low muscle mass was defined as the appendicular skeletal muscle mass/height2 (ASM/Ht2) or appendicular skeletal muscle mass/weight (ASM/Wt) of