PMID- 36967750 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230328 LR - 20230328 IS - 1664-2392 (Print) IS - 1664-2392 (Electronic) IS - 1664-2392 (Linking) VI - 14 DP - 2023 TI - A bi-directional Mendelian randomization study of sarcopenia-related traits and type 2 diabetes mellitus. PG - 1109800 LID - 10.3389/fendo.2023.1109800 [doi] LID - 1109800 AB - BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported an association between sarcopenia and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but causation was prone to confounding factors. A more robust research approach is urgently required to investigate the causal relationship between sarcopenia and T2DM. METHODS: The bi-directional two-sample MR study was carried out in two stages: Sarcopenia-related traits were investigated as exposure while T2DM was investigated as an outcome in the first step, whereas the second step was reversed. The GWAS summary data for hand-grip strength (n = 256,523), appendicular lean mass (ALM, n = 450,243), and walking pace (n = 459,915) were obtained from the UK Biobank. T2DM data were obtained from one of the biggest case-control studies on diabetes (DIAGRAM; n = 180,834 cases and 492,191 controls), which was published in 2022. The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) approach was used to obtain MR estimates, and various sensitivity analysis was also performed. RESULTS: Low hand-grip strength had a potential causal relationship with an increased incidence of T2DM (OR = 1.109; 95% CI, 1.008-1.222; p = 0.0350). T2DM risk was reduced by increasing ALM and walking pace: A 1 kg/m(2) increase in ALM decreased the risk of T2DM by 10.2% (OR = 0.898; 95% CI, 0.830-0.952; p < 0.001). A 1 m/s increase in walking pace decreased the risk of T2DM by 90.0% (OR = 0.100; 95% CI, 0.053-0.186; p < 0.001). The relationship was bidirectional, with T2DM as a causative factor of sarcopenia-related traits (p < 0.05) except for ALM (beta = 0.018; 95% CI, -0.008 to -0.044; p = 0.168). CONCLUSIONS: Hand-grip strength and T2DM had a potential bidirectional causal relationship, as did walking pace and T2DM. We suggest that sarcopenia and T2DM may mutually have a significant causal effect on each other. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Chen, Yan, Aiheti, Kuribanjiang, Yao, Wang, Zhou and Yang. FAU - Chen, Simin AU - Chen S AD - Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. FAU - Yan, Shikang AU - Yan S AD - Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. FAU - Aiheti, Nuerbiyamu AU - Aiheti N AD - Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. FAU - Kuribanjiang, Kaidiriyan AU - Kuribanjiang K AD - Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. FAU - Yao, Xuemei AU - Yao X AD - Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. FAU - Wang, Qian AU - Wang Q AD - Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. FAU - Zhou, Tao AU - Zhou T AD - Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. FAU - Yang, Lei AU - Yang L AD - Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. AD - State Key Laboratory of Causes and Prevention of High Morbidity in Central Asia jointly established by the Ministry and the Province Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230308 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) JT - Frontiers in endocrinology JID - 101555782 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Sarcopenia/complications/epidemiology/genetics MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications/genetics MH - Mendelian Randomization Analysis MH - Hand Strength MH - Phenotype PMC - PMC10031051 OTO - NOTNLM OT - aging OT - appendicular lean mass OT - hand-grip strength OT - mendelian randomization OT - sarcopenia OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus OT - walking pace COIS- We declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/03/28 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/28 19:05 PMCR- 2023/01/01 CRDT- 2023/03/27 03:16 PHST- 2022/11/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/02/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/03/28 19:05 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/27 03:16 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fendo.2023.1109800 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 Mar 8;14:1109800. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1109800. eCollection 2023.