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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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    Study involved 149 adults with prediabetes aged 30-

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    RHGS had corrected AUC of 0.867 for identifying sarcopenia.

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    8% of participants were identified with probable sarcopenia.

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    Significant correlation between lower RHGS and adverse metabolic parameters.

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    Vitamin D levels lower in sarcopenic patients.

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    Study design limits generalizability.

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    RHGS showed excellent test-retest reliability.

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BMI-Adjusted Grip Strength and Sarcopenia in Prediabetes

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • April 20, 2026

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