• P L Wander, E J Boyko, D L Leonetti, M J McNeely, S E Kahn, and W Y Fujimoto.
• Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States. lwander@u.washington.edu
• Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. 2011 May 1; 92 (2): 261-4.

AimsMuch is known about body composition and type 2 diabetes risk but less about body function such as strength. We assessed whether hand-grip strength predicted incident diabetes.MethodsWe followed 394 nondiabetic Japanese-American subjects (mean age 51.9) for the development of diabetes. We fit a logistic regression model to examine the association between hand-grip strength at baseline and type 2 diabetes risk over 10 years, adjusted for age, sex, and family history.ResultsA statistically significant (p = 0.008) and negative (coefficient -0.208) association was observed between hand-grip strength and diabetes risk that diminished at higher BMI levels. Adjusted ORs for a 10-pound hand-grip strength increase with BMI set at the 25th, 50th or 75th percentiles were 0.68, 0.79, and 0.98, respectively.ConclusionsAmong leaner individuals, greater hand-grip strength was associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggesting it may be a useful marker of risk in this population.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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