Low-density muscle area

1. Low-density muscle area predicts type 2 diabetes in humans (AUC 0.810 to 0.838).

   Humansincorporating LDM area into models with traditional risk factorsmedian followup of 7.4 yearsmales

   Thigh Muscle Quality Predicts the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus · Diabetes & metabolism journal · 27 Aug 2026

2. Low-density muscle area raises the risk of type 2 diabetes in humans (HR 2.36, 95% CI 1.52-3.67).

   Humansin adjusted Cox modelsmedian followup of 7.4 yearsmales

   Thigh Muscle Quality Predicts the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus · Diabetes & metabolism journal · 27 Aug 2026

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