Association of relative handgrip strength on the development of diabetes mellitus in elderly Koreans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a significant public health concern, particularly in the elderly population. Absolute handgrip strength (HGS) serves to quantify muscle strength. It is recommended that the risk of low muscle strength and increased body mass index be concurrently evaluated using relative HGS. There are currently insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between relative HGS and DM in the elderly Korean population. Therefore, the association between relative HGS and the development of DM in Korean elderly was investigated.

Methods

Data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing were used to determine the odds ratio (OR) between relative HGS and DM during the follow-up period from 2006-2020 among Korean men and women aged ≥65 years without DM when

SUBMITTER: Sohn YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11527183 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature