Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a hetero-genius group of metabolic diseases described by hyperglycemia causing from flaws in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Diabetes may affect the musculoskeletal system, it is a late complication of type1, and also present in type 2.As a result of musculoskeletal decline, impaired glucose tolerance is a factor that can affect locomotive syndrome.
Aim of Study
The aim of this study was to investigate whether the coexistence of locomotive syndrome and sarcopenia is associated in elderly diabetic population.
Methodology
For this a cross-sectional study was carried out in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in which we use (The short form of the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-9)) for finding of locomotive syndrome and (SARC-F) was used for screening of sarcopenia in diabetic population
RESULTS: Total of 207 subjects from which 49.5% (n=102) male and 50.5 % (n=105) were female. Out of 207 total participants, 185 were having locomotive syndrome while 22 were normal 88.9% and 10.6% respectively. Frequency of patients having sarcopenia out of total 207 were 45.2% and 54.3% were have no sarcopenia. The association of locomotive syndrome with sarcopenia with a p-value being calculated to be 0.00 which shows that there is an association between presence of locomotive syndrome and sarcopenia in elderly diabetic population.
CONCLUSION: According to the findings of our study, there is statistically significant link between sarcopenia, locomotive syndrome in the diabetic population, most commonly present in female population
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