Open AccessAn exploratory study of relationship between lower-limb muscle mass and diabetic polyneuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes
Author(s) -
Hironao Kataoka,
Nobuyuki Miyatake,
Naomi Kitayama,
Satoshi Murao,
Satoshi Tanaka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-020-00505-4
Subject(s) - medicine , bioelectrical impedance analysis , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , body mass index , glycemic , anthropometry , polyneuropathy , diabetic foot , thigh , diabetic neuropathy , cardiology , endocrinology , surgery
This exploratory study compared the lower-limb muscle mass (thigh muscle mass [TMM] and lower-leg muscle mass [LLMM]) in type 2 diabetic patients with and without diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN).