Open AccessAppendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass and Insulin Resistance in an Elderly Korean Population: The Korean Social Life, Health and Aging Project-Health Examination Cohort
Author(s) -
Seungwon Lee,
Yoosik Youm,
Won Joon Lee,
Wungrak Choi,
Sang Hui Chu,
Yeong Ran Park,
Hyeon Chang Kim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
diabetes and metabolism journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.234
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2233-6087
pISSN - 2233-6079
DOI - 10.4093/dmj.2015.39.1.37
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , sarcopenia , bioelectrical impedance analysis , confounding , cohort , population , national health and nutrition examination survey , body mass index , cohort study , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , gerontology , insulin , environmental health
Increasing evidence supports an association between age-related loss of muscle mass and insulin resistance. However, the association has not been fully investigated in the general population. Thus, we investigated the association between appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and insulin resistance in an elderly Korean population.