Nelson Vergel
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Greater muscle area is associated with lower risk of diabetes in older women with normal weight, but not in men or overweight women, according to a study involving more than 2,100 older adults.
Participants were diabetes-free at baseline. Investigators measured abdominal and thigh muscle area, as well as total body lean mass. They assessed strength via grip and knee extensions. Among the results:
• There were 265 (12.2%) cases of diabetes after a median 11.3 years of follow-up.
• There was no link between muscle or strength measures and diabetes in adjusted models.
• Normal weight women with greater muscle mass were less likely to have diabetes.
• Greater muscle predicted lower diabetes risk in normal weight women, and greater risk in overweight and obese women.
• There were no significant interactions by BMI category for strength measures or any measures for men.
Citation: Larsen B, Wassel C, Kritchevsky S, et al. Association of muscle mass, area, and strength with incident diabetes in older adults: The Health ABC Study. [Published online ahead of print March 1, 2016]. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2015-3643.
Participants were diabetes-free at baseline. Investigators measured abdominal and thigh muscle area, as well as total body lean mass. They assessed strength via grip and knee extensions. Among the results:
• There were 265 (12.2%) cases of diabetes after a median 11.3 years of follow-up.
• There was no link between muscle or strength measures and diabetes in adjusted models.
• Normal weight women with greater muscle mass were less likely to have diabetes.
• Greater muscle predicted lower diabetes risk in normal weight women, and greater risk in overweight and obese women.
• There were no significant interactions by BMI category for strength measures or any measures for men.
Citation: Larsen B, Wassel C, Kritchevsky S, et al. Association of muscle mass, area, and strength with incident diabetes in older adults: The Health ABC Study. [Published online ahead of print March 1, 2016]. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2015-3643.
