HANDGRIP STRENGTH IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Authors

  • Parminder Kaur Sandhu Gill Department of Physiology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
  • Ravneet Sandhu Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University
  • Dimple . Department of Physiology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
  • Sukhjinder Kaur Dhillon Department of Physiology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
  • Anterpreet Kaur Arora Department of Anatomy, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69656/pjp.v12i2.497

Keywords:

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, T2DM, Hand Grip Strength, Sarcopenia, Jamar Handheld Dynamometer, Body Mass Index (BMI)

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus type 2 is the most common endocrine disorder all over the world and is characterised by abnormal metabolic conditions and many long term illnesses. Muscle weakness has been linked with type-2 diabetes, even amongst subjects with high body mass indices. There is decremental effect of diabetes mellitus type 2 on skeletal muscles. This study was undertaken to measure the handgrip strength in type-2 diabetic patients as a measure of sarcopenia, and compare it with age- and sex-matched apparently healthy non-diabetic subjects. Method: This comparative cross-sectional study was carried out in the Outpatient Department of Civil Hospital, Amritsar. The study included 50 clinically diagnosed diabetic male patients of more than 50 years age having type-2 diabetes mellitus for at least 10 years; and 50 age- and sex-matched apparently healthy non-diabetic controls. Hand Grip Strength (HGS) of all subjects was measured using Jamar Handheld Dynamometer. The independent t-test was used to analyse the difference in HGS between the diabetic and the non-diabetic subjects. Results: The mean age of study subjects was 54.74±2.61 years, and their mean Body Mass Index (BMI) was 26.83±2.49 Kg/m2. Mean HGS of dominant hand of diabetic and control group was 20.76±3.55 Kg and 32.90±7.60 Kg respectively. HGS of dominant hand amongst diabetic group was significantly lower as compared to controls (t=10.23, p<0.001). Conclusion: Handgrip strength was lower in diabetic patients compared to controls.

Pak J Physiol 2016;12(2):19–21

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Published

30-06-2016

How to Cite

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Sandhu Gill PK, Sandhu R, . D, Dhillon SK, Arora AK. HANDGRIP STRENGTH IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS. Pak J Phsyiol [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Oct. 5];12(2):19-21. Available from: https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/497