"Hands are weak, elderly, more likely to develop diabetes"
Nov 18, 2024
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Professor Son Yeo-joo of the Department of Family Medicine at Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital recently published a study titled 「Asciation of relative hand grip strength on the development of diabetes in the development of the elderly Koreans」 in the online journal of the U.S. Public Science Library 'PLOS ONE.
Professor Sohn used data from the Korean Longitude Study of Aging (KLoSA) from 2006 to 2020 to follow up 20,16 data repeatedly measured in participants without diabetes among the elderly aged 65 or older to confirm the link between relative grip strength and diabetes incidence.
Relative hand grip strength (HGS) is an index that considers both strength and body mass index (BMI), and is calculated by dividing absolute grip strength (absolute HGS) by BMI.
According to the results of the study, the higher the relative grip strength, the lower the risk of developing diabetes. When the grip strength was divided into three quartiles, the median (2nd Tertile) group had a 0.87-fold decrease in odds ratio (OR) to develop diabetes, the highest group had a 0.82-fold decrease in odds ratio, and the median (2nd Tertile) group had a 0.82-fold decrease in odds ratio and the highest group had a 0.79-fold decrease in odds ratio compared to the lowest group (lower level, 1st Tertile) in female elderly. In other words, it was confirmed that muscle strength improvement had a positive effect on diabetes prevention.
Existing studies have focused on absolute grip strength, but the study analyzed the relationship between muscle strength and metabolic disease more accurately using relative grip strength considering body mass. This suggests that efforts to reduce body mass index while improving muscle strength through muscle strengthening exercises, especially resistance exercises, can play an important role in preventing diabetes in the elderly, and this study confirmed that muscle strength evaluation and management are important in elderly health care.
Professor Son Yeo-ju "This study confirmed the importance of muscle strength in elderly health care"We found that a new method of analysis, especially considering relative grip strength, could contribute to the prevention of chronic diseases such as diabetes." he evaluated.
"By examining the relationship between relative grip strength and diabetes, health care professionals, including medical staff, will be able to help develop individualized treatment plans for the elderly, ultimately contributing to improving the health and quality of life of the elderly population."," he added.
Meanwhile, Professor Son Yeo-joo is conducting a follow-up study that comprehensively analyzes the effects of various factors such as muscle mass, physical activity level, and diet as well as relative grip strength on diabetes and cardio-cerebrovascular disease.
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