Associations of metabolic syndrome and its components with sarcopenia, and the mediating role of insulin resistance: Findings from NHANES database
MetS and its individual components, excluding hypertriglyceridemia and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol, were associated with a higher prevalence of sarcopenia, especially in males. This association was partially or fully mediated by IR.
Authors
- Rong Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1724-5253)
- Xi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-3760)
- Minghui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0880-2783)
- Yongjian Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6113-0453)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Nordland Hospital (NO)
- Inner Mongolia People's Hospital (CN)
- Fu Wai Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Endocrine Disorders
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-024-01736-9
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.57