Hand grip strength in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus


Cetinus E., Buyukbese M., Uzel M., Ekerbicer H., Karaoguz A.

DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.70, sa.3, ss.278-286, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 70 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.03.028
  • Dergi Adı: DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.278-286
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: type 2 diabetes, hand grip strength, key pinch power, Jamar dynamometer, pinch gauge, PINCH STRENGTH, NEUROPATHIC FOOT, MUSCLE STRENGTH, WRIST POSITION, ELBOW, DYNAMOMETRY, RELIABILITY, ATROPHY, VALUES, SIZE
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare hand grip strength and pinch power, which are important parameters of hand function, in 76 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (mean age: 50.11 +/- 7.6) with 47 non-diabetic control subjects (mean age: 46.93 +/- 10.2).