Publications by authors named "Keitaro Katsuki"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess how common cachexia is among elderly patients with diabetes and chronic diseases using the AWGC criteria.
- - Out of 242 diabetic patients aged 65 and older, 16.5% were found to have cachexia, linked to factors like age, type 1 diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, and physical frailty.
- - The findings emphasize the importance of recognizing cachexia in older diabetics with chronic conditions, highlighting the need for awareness of its associated risk factors.
[Undernutrition and sarcopenic obesity according to the GLIM criteria phenotype in elderly patients with diabetes].
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi
September 2024
Objective: To evaluate the frequency of malnutrition and sarcopenic obesity in elderly patients with diabetes according to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) phenotypes.
Methods: The subjects were outpatients with diabetes who were ≥65 years of age and were managed at Ise Red Cross Hospital. Undernutrition was assessed and categorized into the following GLIM criteria phenotypes: (1) no undernutrition, (2) undernutrition (weight loss or low body mass index [BMI]/no low appendicular skeletal muscle mass index [ASMI]), (3) undernutrition (no weight loss or no low BMI/low ASMI), and (4) undernutrition (weight loss or low BMI/low ASMI).
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how challenges faced by families in supporting elderly diabetes patients impact the patients' higher-level functioning, focusing on those aged 65 and older.
- Data was collected from 429 patients and their family members, using assessment tools to measure patients' capabilities and the difficulties families experience in providing care.
- Results showed a significant relationship between family support difficulties and lower functioning in elderly male patients, but no notable association was found for female patients.
This study aimed to estimate the frequency and overlap of cachexia, malnutrition, and sarcopenia in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. Patients who were aged at least 65 years, had diabetes mellitus, and were regularly visiting the Ise Red Cross Hospital on an outpatient basis were included. The patients were assessed to determine whether they had cachexia, malnutrition, and sarcopenia according to the Asian Working Group for Cachexia criteria, the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria, and the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 criteria.
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