A new, simple and effective early detection test for type 2 diabetes: assessing grip strength in healthy people

Low muscular strength and quality are linked to increased cardiometabolic and type 2 diabetes risk in adults. The purpose of this study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is to evaluate the muscular strength cut points for determining diabetes risk using a large, nationally representative U.S. sample. Researchers analyzed the data from the 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to establish normalized grip strength (grip strength relative to body weight) cut points for T2DM risk. Inexpensive portable handgrip dynamometer devices were used to determine hand and forearm strength. The investigators identified the grip strength levels of at-risk patients who were otherwise healthy. These levels are presented with age- and sex-specific grip strength cut points that correspond to varying body weights to increase the ease of use for practitioners as indicators of when further diabetes diagnostic testing is warranted.

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