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Sarcopenia Is Independently Associated with the Degree of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Min Je SungTae Seop LimMi Young JeonHye-Won LeeBeom Kyung KimDo Young KimSang Hoon AhnKwang-Hyub HanJun Yong ParkSeung-Up Kim
Published in: Gut and liver (2021)
Sarcopenia is independently associated with fibrotic burden in patients with T2DM. Further studies should investigate whether the improvement of sarcopenia can ameliorate liver fibrosis in patients with T2DM.
Keyphrases
  • liver fibrosis
  • skeletal muscle
  • community dwelling
  • glycemic control
  • type diabetes
  • insulin resistance
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • pulmonary fibrosis