Comparing SARC-CalF With SARC-F for Screening Sarcopenia in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

• Published in: Frontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) Vol. 9; p. 803924
• Main Authors: Xu, Zeru, Zhang, Ping, Chen, Yifei, Jiang, Jiahong, Zhou, Zijun, Zhu, Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 31.03.2022
• Subjects: Nutrition; SARC-CalF; SARC-F; sarcopenia; sensitivity; specificity; type 2 diabetes mellitus; diagnostic criteria; SARC-F; specificity; type 2 diabetes mellitus; sensitivity; SARC-CalF; sarcopenia
• ISSN: 2296-861X; 2296-861X
• DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.803924

The prevalence of sarcopenia is high in older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and is now considered a critical problem in the healthcare sector. However, the preferred screening tool for identifying sarcopenia remains unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to ensure that the diagnostic...