Reports from Ise Red Cross Hospital Add New Data to Research in Muscular Atrophy (Frequency and Overlap of Cachexia, Malnutrition, and Sarcopenia in Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Study Using AWGC, GLIM, and AWGS2019).

A study conducted at the Ise Red Cross Hospital aimed to determine the frequency and overlap of cachexia, malnutrition, and sarcopenia in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. The study analyzed 510 patients and found that 16.4% had sarcopenia, 7.8% had cachexia (17.8% among patients with chronic diseases), and 21.5% had malnutrition. The study concluded that the overlap among these conditions is an important factor to consider in the treatment of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. The full study can be accessed for free at the Nutrients journal website. [Extracted from the article]

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