Sarcopenia is associated with tongue pressure in older patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross‐sectional study of the KAMOGAWA‐DM cohort study

Death as a result of pneumonia is an important issue in patients with diabetes. Tongue pressure is associated with swallowing function, which has a close association with aspiration pneumonia. However, no previous studies have shown the association between sarcopenia and tongue pressure in older patients with type 2 diabetes.In the present cross-sectional study, we investigated body composition, handgrip strength and tongue pressure. Skeletal...