Merve Hafızoğlu, Hatice Kübra Yıldırım, Yelda Öztürk, Zeynep Şahiner, Didem Karaduman, Cansu Atbaş, Burcu Balam Doğu, Meltem Gülhan Halil, Mustafa Cankurtaran, Cafer Balcı
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a clinical condition in which sarcopenia and obesity occur together, and is associated with more poor clinical outcomes, increased mortality, and morbidity than sarcopenia. Phase angle (PhA), a parameter derived from bioimpedance analysis (BIA), provides data on cellular health, membrane integrity, and cellular function. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between SO and PhA among older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study in a tertiary hospital, and all participants underwent a comprehensive geriatric assessment, the hand-grip strength test (HGST), the chair stand test (CST) for muscle strength evaluation, the 4-meter walking test, and the timed up-and-go (TUG) test for physical performance assessment...
February 29, 2024: Nutrition