In a new study, researchers found that grip strength may predict type 2 diabetes risk in healthy adults.
The research was conducted by a team at Oakland University in Rochester.
Currently, early detection screening tools are needed to aid in preventing vascular complications linked to type 2 diabetes.
The team used data from 2011 to 2012 and 2013 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to identify 5,108 participants aged 20 to 80 years and free of type 2 diabetes.
The researchers found that grip strength could strongly predict diabetes.
The cut points for detecting diabetes risk included 0.78 for young male participants, 0.57 for young female participants, 0.68 for older male participants, and 0.49 for older female participants.
For all subgroups, the risk percentages for diabetes were comparable: younger male participants, 6.84; younger female participants, 7.49; older male participants, 5.76; and older female participants, 4.27.
The team says that given the low cost, minimal training requirement, and quickness of the assessment, the use of grip strength could be used in routine health screenings to identify at-risk patients and improve diagnosis and outcomes.
One author of the study is Elise C. Brown, Ph.D., from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
The study is published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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