Table 1.

Prevalence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Gender	Age range (years)	Mean age (years)	Number of patients	Number of patients with sarcopenia	Prevalence of sarcopenia (%)
Male	65–69	67.0	52	3	5.8
	70–74	72.6	35	3	8.6
	75–79	76.7	36	5	13.9
	80–91	83.0	28	12	42.9
	65–91	73.5 ± 6.1	151	23	15.2
Female	65–69	67.2	51	4	7.8
	70–74	72.3	37	3	8.1
	75–79	76.7	25	4	16.0
	80–90	83.0	24	10	41.7
	65–90	73.1 ± 6.0	137	21	15.3