Associations between relative grip strength and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Yangpyeong cohort of the Korean genome and epidemiology study.

Geon Hui KimBong Kil SongJung Woon KimElizabeth C LeffertsAngelique G BrellenthinDuck-Chul LeeYu-Mi KimMi Kyung KimBo Youl ChoiYeon Soo Kim

Published in: PloS one (2021)

In this cross-sectional study, greater relative grip strength was associated with a lower prevalence of T2DM independent of BMI in Korean adults. Additional prospective studies are needed to determine whether a causal association exists between relative grip strength and T2DM prevalence considering BMI.

Keyphrases

risk factors
body mass index
glycemic control
weight gain
type diabetes
genome wide
gene expression
adipose tissue
cardiovascular risk factors
dna methylation
weight loss