Low geriatric nutritional risk index is associated with osteosarcopenia in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Xiaoye Duan,
Jagadish K. Chhetri,
Lina Sun
et al.
Abstract:Background
The association between the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and osteosarcopenia in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is not clear.
Methods
A total of 573 individuals with T2DM were included in this cross-sectional study. Osteosarcopenia was defined as the presence of both osteoporosis and sarcopenia. Appendicular skeletal muscle mass and bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry to diagnose sarcopenia … Show more
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