Significant Association of Diabetes With Mortality of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients, Independent of the Presence of Obesity, Sarcopenia, and Sarcopenic Obesity.

Objectives: This retrospective cohort study investigated the association of diabetes with mortality in hemodialysis patients with regard to obesity, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity, along with examining the prevalence of each group and diabetes.

Methods: Muscle strength, muscle mass, and fat mass were evaluated using a hand dynamometer and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, respectively, in 308 chronic hemodialysis patients (age 58.0 ± 11.