Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To investigate the association between presence of sarcopenia and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods: The study included 76 women over 60 years old (Me72[67;77] years). Patients were examined with evaluation of muscle mass, muscle strength and muscle function. Skeletal muscle mass index (SMMI) was evaluated with bioimpedance testing. Sarcopenia was defined as a SMMI ≤6,75 kg/m2. Peripheral neuropathy was studied with calculatio...

Aim of the study: To investigate osteoporosis features in elder patients in Moscow population.Materials and Methods: It was a retrospective study, during which we analyzed the data of 192 outpatients (183 women and 9 men) admitted to Gerontology Research and Clinical Centre in 2018. In the focus of our attention was patients’ past medical history, such as any antiosteoporotic treatment received, vitamin D and Ca supplementations, any fractures in pr...