ESC Congress 2026 Abstract
Body fat and muscle patterns are linked to type 2 diabetes risk
Compared with a healthy group, the hazard ratio for type 2 diabetes was 3.43 for visceral obesity and 4.92 for sarcopenic obesity.Compared with a healthy group, the hazard ratio for type 2 diabetes was 3.43 for visceral obesity and 4.92 for sarcopenic obesity.
Cohort · 8,208 peopleType 2 diabetes
Who was studied8,208 UK Biobank participants without baseline diabetes
What changedType 2 diabetes risk was higher with sarcopenic obesity than with healthy body composition (hazard ratio 4.92)
The catchParticipants came only from UK Biobank, limiting applicability to other populations