Correlation between calf circumference and skeletal mass index among type 2 diabetes mellitus individuals with sarcopenia
Deeksha Shettigar, G. Arun Maiya, Sahana Shetty, K. V. Rajagopal, Rama Bhat, Vasudeva Acharya, Shreemathi S. Mayya, Shetty Shrija Jaya · 2026
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Deeksha Shettigar, with seven colleagues, describes a 2026 study of a simple tape measure test for muscle loss in people with type 2 diabetes. Muscle loss, called sarcopenia, is a growing complication of diabetes and raises fall and frailty risk. Scans that gauge muscle mass cost too much for routine checks in many clinics.
The study enrolled 62 adults aged 40 to 70 who had both diabetes and muscle loss. Staff measured calf girth with a tape and muscle mass index by scan, then compared the two. The link was positive and moderate, with correlation values of 0.58 for women and 0.62 for men. A joint model with five factors explained over half the spread in mass index. The authors say calf girth is a cheap, easy screen that large hospitals can add to routine diabetes care.
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| CREATOR | Deeksha Shettigar, G. Arun Maiya, Sahana Shetty, K. V. Rajagopal, Rama Bhat, Vasudeva Acharya, Shreemathi S. Mayya, Shetty Shrija Jaya |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23785 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |