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BMI-Adjusted Grip Strength and Sarcopenia in Prediabetes

Researchers report 8% prevalence of probable sarcopenia and a 96.4% specificity cutoff for BMI-adjusted grip strength.

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  • Kathryn Wighton

  • April 20, 2026

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    Relative handgrip strength (RHGS) effectively identifies probable sarcopenia in prediabetic patients with an area under the curve of 0.867.

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    Probable sarcopenia was found in 8% of the studied prediabetic population, with significant differences in handgrip strength between affected and unaffected individuals.

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    Lower RHGS correlates with adverse metabolic parameters and is significantly associated with low handgrip strength-defined probable sarcopenia.

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    Vitamin D levels were lower in patients with probable sarcopenia, with a notable prevalence based on varying vitamin D levels.

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    The study's cross-sectional design limits causal inference, and findings may not be generalizable due to the single-center recruitment.

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BMI-Adjusted Grip Strength and Sarcopenia in Prediabetes

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • April 20, 2026

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