Abstract 14688: Sarcopenia Is Independently Associated With Arterial Stiffness In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2016-11, Vol.134 (Suppl_1 Suppl 1), p.A14688-A14688
• Main Authors: Imaizumi, Yuki, Eguchi, Kazuo, Yamamoto, Mitsuyoshi, Kaku, Ryuichiro, Kario, Kazuomi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0009-7322; 1524-4539

IntroductionSarcopenia is defined as an age-associated loss of muscle mass and function. It was recently reported that sarcopenia is often accompanied by diabetes mellitus (DM).HypothesisSarcopenia is associated with arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 DM.MethodsWe studied 150 hypertensives or possibly hypertensive patients in the Real BP study, an observational study of home BP telemonitoring system. As parameters of sarcopenia, we used circumference of the wrist, thigh (10cm above the patella) and lower leg, grip strength, and 6 minute-walk distance. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was used as a parameter of arterial stiffness.ResultsThe mean age of the patients was 71.0 yrs, 42.0% were female, and 47.3% had DM. In all patients, circumference of the thigh (r= -0.27, p=0.001), circumference of the lower leg (r= -0.29, p=0.001), grip strength (r= -0.29, p