PMID- 33081718
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220106
IS  - 1471-2318 (Electronic)
IS  - 1471-2318 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
DP  - 2020 Oct 20
TI  - Revisiting: "prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among 
      multi-ethnic ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary 
      care setting".
PG  - 415
LID - 10.1186/s12877-020-01727-0 [doi]
LID - 415
AB  - BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is an age-related clinical syndrome characterized by loss 
      of muscle mass and reduced muscle function. Diseases that contribute to 
      sarcopenia include type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), chronic obstructive pulmonary 
      disease (COPD), heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and cancer and others. 
      Fung FY et al. (BMC Geriatrics. 2019;19(1):122) conducted a single-center study 
      aimed to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia among older patients with T2DM 
      and to identify factors which mitigate sarcopenia. Their study entitled 
      "Prevalence of and factors associated with sarcopenia among multi-ethnic 
      ambulatory older Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting" 
      suggested that the prevalence of sarcopenia in older patients with T2DM was 
      27.4%, and that Chinese ethnicity was associated with a greater risk of 
      sarcopenia in the study population. DISCUSSION: Deficiency in scientific research 
      and analysis of other diseases associated with sarcopenia such as COPD, may 
      contribute to misestimation of the prevalence of sarcopenia in older patients 
      with T2DM. We are concerned that the conclusions of this single-center study with 
      a small study population might be unreliable. The prevalence of sarcopenia in 
      older patients with T2DM in a single-center study with a small sample size may be 
      misestimated due to the lack of strict exclusion criteria and detailed analysis 
      of other diseases that contribute to sarcopenia. In addition, it is inappropriate 
      to draw the conclusion that Chinese ethnic group was associated with a greater 
      risk of sarcopenia among the study population.
FAU - Li, Xueting
AU  - Li X
AD  - Heart Center and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang 
      Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China.
AD  - Medical Research Center, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, 
      Beijing, 100020, China.
FAU - Xu, Fengqiang
AU  - Xu F
AD  - Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No.1677 
      Wutaishan Road, Huangdao District, Qingdao, 266000, China.
FAU - Hu, Longgang
AU  - Hu L
AD  - Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Cardiovascular Hospital of Qingdao 
      University, Qingdao, 266000, China.
FAU - Fang, Hao
AU  - Fang H
AD  - Department of Cardiology, Rizhao People's Hospital, Rizhao, 276800, China.
FAU - An, Yi
AU  - An Y
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3763-8062
AD  - Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No.1677 
      Wutaishan Road, Huangdao District, Qingdao, 266000, China. 
      anyqingdao@hotmail.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20201020
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Geriatr
JT  - BMC geriatrics
JID - 100968548
SB  - IM
RPF - BMC Geriatr. 2019 Apr 29;19(1):122. PMID: 31035928
CIN - BMC Geriatr. 2021 Dec 11;21(1):690. PMID: 34895174
PMC - PMC7574477
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - COPD
OT  - Diabetes
OT  - Sarcopenia
COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
EDAT- 2020/10/22 06:00
MHDA- 2020/10/22 06:01
PMCR- 2020/10/20
CRDT- 2020/10/21 05:37
PHST- 2019/11/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/08/23 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/10/21 05:37 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/10/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/10/22 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/10/20 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s12877-020-01727-0 [pii]
AID - 1727 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s12877-020-01727-0 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Geriatr. 2020 Oct 20;20(1):415. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01727-0.