Research Article

Additive Effect of Sarcopenia and Anemia on the 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Baseline characteristics according to the presence of sarcopenia and gender.

Men ()Women ()
Nonsarcopenia ()Sarcopenia ()Nonsarcopenia ()Sarcopenia ()

Age (year)<0.0010.039
Diabetic duration (year)0.0010.240
BMI (㎏/㎡)<0.001<0.001
Smoking (%)435 (45.9%)377 (44.2%)0.45940 (2.9%)3 (6.0%)0.006
Drinking (%)183 (19.4%)150 (17.5%)0.31517 (1.2%)1 (2.0%)0.056
HT (%)597 (49.8%)504 (47.1%)0.2011024 (58.0%)312 (49.1%)<0.001
SBP (mmHg)0.0010.208
DBP (mmHg)<0.0010.002
HbA1c (%)0.0720.004
TC (mmol/L)<0.0010.516
TG (mmol/L)<0.001<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)0.0550.104
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.011<0.001
ALB (g/L)<0.0010.001
FPG (mmol/L)0.1330.434
SCr (umol/L)0.7720.014
(mg/g)748 (69.1%)587 (63.6%)0.028950 (62.2%)308 (55.7%)0.018
(mg/g)335 (30.9%)336 (36.4%)578 (37.8%)245 (44.3%)
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)0.1820.384
CKD, (%)224 (18.7%)217 (20.3%)0.338369 (20.9%)115 (18.1%)0.129
DR, (%)209 (17.4%)181 (16.9%)0.745379 (21.5%)122 (19.2%)0.225
DPN, (%)462 (38.5%)483 (45.1%)0.001813 (46.0%)277 (43.6%)0.281
OADs (%)897 (76.1%)803 (76.8%)0.6991430 (82.9%)498 (80.1%)0.107
Insulin (%)408 (34.2%)356 (33.6%)0.760689 (39.5%)231 (36.8%)0.236
β-Blocker (%)67 (7.0%)63 (7.3%)0.764116 (8.4%)42 (8.9%)0.703
ACEI/ARB (%)228 (23.8%)185 (21.6%)0.273361 (26.0%)86 (18.3%)0.001
CCB (%)258 (26.9%)193 (22.5%)0.031443 (31.9%)113 (24.0%)0.001
Statin (%)87 (9.0%)72 (8.4%)0.606153 (10.9%)40 (8.4%)0.122
MCH (pg)0.2040.837
MCHC (g/L)<0.0010.399
MCV (fL)0.5180.569
RDW (%)0.0550.140
HCT (L/L)0.0020.008
RBC (1012/L)0.0260.025
HDW (g/L)0.5020.987
HGB (g/L)<0.0010.003
Anemia (%)138 (11.5%)258 (24.1%)<0.001245 (13.9%)125 (19.7%)0.001
FRS0.0760.619
CVD high risk (%)263 (31.2%)248 (34.5%)0.16729 (2.6%)11 (3.1%)0.620

Note: values are number (percentage) or mean standard deviation. Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; HT: hypertension; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic pressure; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ALB: serum albumin; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; SCr: serum creatinine; UACR: urinary albumin creatinine ratio; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; CKD: chronic kidney disease; DR: diabetic retinopathy; DPN: diabetic peripheral neuropathy; OADs: oral antidiabetic drugs; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; CCB: calcium channel blocker; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; RDW: red cell volume distribution width; HCT: hematocrit; RBC: red blood cell count; HDW: hemoglobin distribution width; HGB: hemoglobin concentration; FRS: Framingham risk score; CVD: cardiovascular disease.