title: Evidence of a Link Between Grip Strength and Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence and Severity Among a National Sample of U.S. Adults.
abstract: Examine the association between grip strength and type 2 diabetes prevalence and severity.
  
  
  
  Using data from NHANES 2011-2012, objectively-determined hand grip strength was assessed using the Takei digital grip strength dynamometer, with diabetes assessed via physician diagnosis and glycohemoglobin A1C.
  
  
  
  A 5 kg greater grip strength was associated with a 14% lower odds of having diabetes for men (ORadjusted = 0.86; 95% CI: 0.79 to 0.94; P = .002). Similarly, for women, a 5 kg greater grip strength was associated with an 18% lower odds of having diabetes (ORadjusted = 0.82; 95% CI: 0.69 to 0.97; P = .03). Grip strength was also associated with glycohemoglobin A1C among women with diabetes (βadjusted = -0.26, 95% CI: -0.39 to -0.12; P = .001), which suggests that grip strength is associated with diabetes severity among women.
  
  
  
  For both men and women, grip strength is associated with type 2 diabetes presence, and among women, grip strength is associated with severity of type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, University of Mississippi, University, MS.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Loprinzi
authors.forename: Jeremy P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Loenneke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human