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This study aimed to investigate the associations between dietary indices, sarcopenia, nutritional status, and clinical outcomes in diabetic (DM+) and non-diabetic (DM\u2212) HD patients. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 92 maintenance HD patients (43 DM+ and 49 DM\u2212). Dietary intake was assessed using three-day food records, and dietary insulin index (DII), dietary insulin load (DIL), dietary glycemic index (DGI), and dietary glycemic load (DGL) were calculated. Sarcopenia was evaluated using handgrip strength, bioelectrical impedance analysis, gait speed, and SARC-F. Anthropometric, biochemical, nutritional, and sarcopenia-related parameters were compared across tertiles of dietary indices. Results: Sarcopenia was identified in 32.6% of patients with diabetes and 36.7% of those without diabetes. Diabetic patients exhibited significantly lower handgrip strength, slower walking speed, longer walking time, and higher SARC-F scores (p &lt; 0.01). Across DGL tertiles in DM+ patients, significant progressive increases were observed in body weight (p &lt; 0.05), body mass index (p &lt; 0.05), lean mass (p &lt; 0.05), mid-upper arm circumference (p &lt; 0.01), and triceps skinfold thickness (p &lt; 0.01). Higher DIL and DGL tertiles were also associated with elevated serum phosphorus, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and total cholesterol levels (p &lt; 0.05). DIL and DGL showed stronger associations with overall energy and nutrient intake compared with DII and DGI. However, no significant associations were identified between dietary indices and sarcopenia diagnosis or sarcopenia-related risk indicators after adjustment for age and sex. Conclusions: Dietary indices were associated with various anthropometric, biochemical, and nutritional parameters in HD patients, with more pronounced associations observed among patients with DM, suggesting a potential role of dietary quality in the nutritional and metabolic profile of this population.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15134923","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,25]],"date-time":"2026-06-25T05:48:16Z","timestamp":1782366496000},"page":"4923","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Link Between Dietary Indices, Sarcopenia, and Clinical Parameters in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8735-8042","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yahya Faruk","family":"Karatas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Osmaniye 80000, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3959-0808","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gulsum Gizem","family":"Topal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya 07070, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3099-3432","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Damla","family":"Gumus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hecettepe Univesity, S\u0131hhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1380-3243","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mevlude","family":"Kizil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hecettepe Univesity, S\u0131hhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"14005","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-024-64728-8","article-title":"Trajectory of mid-arm subcutaneous fat, muscle mass predicts mortality in hemodialysis patients independent of body mass index","volume":"14","author":"Yang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sci. 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