Joint impact of muscle mass and waist circumference on type 2 diabetes in Japanese middle‐aged adults: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)

Background Although evidence about skeletal muscle mass loss and type 2 diabetes risk has accumulated, little information is available on the combined effect of skeletal muscle mass and abdominal obesity on type 2 diabetes. We examined whether skeletal muscle mass and abdominal obesity were synergistically associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Methods Skeletal muscle mass and waist circumference (WC) were measured in 1515 Japanese...