The Association of Handgrip Strength and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Six Ethnic Groups: An Analysis of the HELIUS Study

We investigated whether ethnic differences in handgrip strength, a marker of poor muscle strength and quality, is a potential cause of ethnic disparities in type 2 diabetes mellitus. We included 2086 Dutch, 2216 South Asian Surinamese, 2084 African Surinamese, 1786 Ghanaian, 2223 Turkish and 2199 Mo...

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Autores principales: van der Kooi, Anne-Lotte L. F., Snijder, Marieke B., Peters, Ron J. G., van Valkengoed, Irene G. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4569584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26368020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137739

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4569584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26368020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137739

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