Adipose Tissue, Muscle, and Function: Potential Mediators of Associations Between Body Weight and Mortality in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes | Zendy

Rachel A. Murphy | Zendy; Ilse Reinders | Zendy; Melissa E. Garcia | Zendy; Guðný Eiríksdóttir | Zendy; Lenore J. Launer | Zendy; Rafn Benediktsson | Zendy; Vilmundur Guðnason | Zendy; Pálmi V. Jónsson | Zendy; Tamara B. Harris | Zendy

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Adipose Tissue, Muscle, and Function: Potential Mediators of Associations Between Body Weight and Mortality in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Author(s) -

Rachel A. Murphy,

Ilse Reinders,

Melissa E. Garcia,

Guðný Eiríksdóttir,

Lenore J. Launer,

Rafn Benediktsson,

Vilmundur Guðnason,

Pálmi V. Jónsson,

Tamara B. Harris

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc14-0293

Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , hazard ratio , adipose tissue , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , type 2 diabetes , obesity , body mass index , obesity paradox , endocrinology , confidence interval

Studies in type 2 diabetes report both increased mortality for normal weight and no evidence of an obesity paradox. We aimed to examine whether adipose tissue, muscle size, and physical function, which are known to vary by weight, mediate associations between BMI and mortality.

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