The Concurrent Challenges of Sarcopenia and Frailty: A 5-Year Mortality Risk Evaluation in Geriatric Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Sarcopenia and frailty are significant predictors of increased mortality risk in older adults with T2DM. Sarcopenia and frailty pose the highest risk. Early identification and targeted interventions for these conditions in older T2DM patients are crucial to improving outcomes.
Authors
- Yavuz Sultan Selim Akgül (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8194-684X)
- Sibel Akın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-7254)
- Celil Barlas Cengiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6902-6017)
- Nurhayat Tuğra Özer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8260-9295)
- Burcu Eren Cengiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6963-7542)
Institutions
- Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University (TR)
- Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Erciyes University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2025.0077
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00