ArticleJournal of epidemiology2019
Physical Fitness Tests and Type 2 Diabetes Among Japanese: A Longitudinal Study From the Niigata Wellness Study.
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- Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Diabetologia · 2019Pooled it
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- Utility of a Physical Fitness Score in Screening for Chronic Diseases.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Feasibility and Reliability of Health-Related Physical Fitness Tests in Children and Adolescents with Hearing Impairment.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Hand Grip Strength Relative to Waist Circumference as a Means to Identify Men and Women Possessing Intact Mobility in a Cohort of Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Resistance exercise training-induced skeletal muscle strength provides protective effects on high-fat-diet-induced metabolic stress in mice.Laboratory animal research · 2022Article
- Combined association of walking pace and grip strength with incident type 2 diabetes.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Article
- Association of Smartphone Use Duration with Physical Fitness among University Students: Focus on Strength and Flexibility.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The combination of cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular fitness, and prevalence of diabetes mellitus in middle-aged and older men: WASEDA'S Health Study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The Association of Smartphone Usage Duration with Physical Fitness among Chinese University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Observational study: handgrip strength, body composition and diabetes mellitus.BMC research notes · 2021Observational
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Abstract
backgroundSimple physical fitness test can be a useful potential predictor of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We examined the association between performances on simple physical fitness tests and the incidence of T2DM.
methodsThis longitudinal study was conducted in 21,802 nondiabetic Japanese (6,649 women) aged 20 to 92 years, who underwent all physical fitness tests at baseline (April 2001 to March 2002). From April 2001 to March 2008, physical fitness tests, including grip strength, vertical jump, single-leg balance with eyes closed, forward bending, whole-body reaction time, and supine legs-up, were performed every year. Participants had physical fitness tests at least two times during the period. T2DM was also annually determined based on fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and self-reported diabetes during the period. Discrete-time logit models were used to examine the influence of the serial level of each physical fitness test on the incidence of T2DM.
resultsDuring the entire study period, 972 participants developed diabetes. Lower relative grip strength (grip strength/body weight) and single-leg balance performance were associated with a higher incidence of T2DM. For relative grip strength, as compared with the fourth quartile group, the odds ratios for other groups ranged from 1.16 to 1.56 (P for trend < 0.001). For single-leg balance, the odds ratios ranged from 1.03 to 1.49 (P for trend < 0.001).
conclusionThe performance of a simple single-leg balance test as well as that of a grip strength test were negatively associated with the risk of T2DM among Japanese.
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