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Handgrip measurement as a useful benchmark for locomotive syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A KAMOGAWA‐DM coh

Endocrinology
Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Kitagawa et al.
Used Parameters : SMI

Publication Year : 2020

Country : Japan

Journal : Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Abstract Aims/Introduction To carry out a cross‐sectional single‐center study in a Japanese hospital to determine the diagnostic value of handgrip measurement to detect locomotive syndrome (LS). Materials and Methods Consecutive outpatients underwent an LS risk test, which comprised a stand‐up test and a two‐step test, and a handgrip measurement, along with general diabetes‐related tests. We calculated the prevalence of LS, and evaluated the association between handgrip strength and LS. Results We enrolled 234 patients in this …
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