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Low Grip Strength and Prediabetes in Normal-Weight Adults.
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Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM [J Am Board Fam Med] 2016 Mar-Apr; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 280-2. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Introduction: Detection of prediabetes is an important step in diabetes prevention in primary care. Risk stratification of healthy-weight individuals for detection of prediabetes is necessary to avoid missed opportunities for diabetes prevention.<br />Methods: Using data from the 2011 to 2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we studied the relationship between combined handgrip strength, a proxy for lean muscle mass, and prediabetes among adults aged ≥20 years without diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes who had a healthy body mass index (18.5-24.9 kg/m(2); unweighted n = 1340, weighted n = 58,360,690). Prediabetes was defined as having a glycohemoglobin level between 5.7% and 6.4%.<br />Results: Of the healthy-weight adults, 20.5% had prediabetes. Combined mean grip strength was lower for individuals with prediabetes than those with normoglycemia in the full sample (63.8 vs 70.9 kg; P = .004). Similar results were seen among both men (87.9 vs 82.1 kg; P = .03) and women (51.8 vs 56.5 kg; P = .001) in subgroup analysis.<br />Conclusions: Grip strength is associated with prediabetes among healthy-weight US adults. Grip strength may have utility as an indicator for screening healthy-weight individuals for prediabetes.<br /> (© Copyright 2016 by the American Board of Family Medicine.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1558-7118
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26957386
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150262