Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde · Oct 13, 2026
Factors associated with low relative handgrip strength in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
By França HAR, Amaral TLM, Monteiro GTR et al.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the factors associated with low FPMr in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) in the Family Health Strategies (ESFs) in Rio Branco, in 2019. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of people registered with the ESFs. The expanded sample corresponds to 2.225 individuals. FPMr was determined by dividing absolute FPM by IMC and categorized into tertiles. Hierarchical ordinal logistic regression was performed with a significance level of 95%. RESULTS: The highest mean FPMr was among people aged 18 to 39 years, in both sexes. In the low FPMr tertile, older people, males, White people, those with no more than an elementary school education, smokers or former smokers, alcohol users, and insufficiently active people predominated. The presence of comorbidity resulted in higher odds of low strength (OR: 1.88; IC: 1.01-3.54), with low FPMr being twice as high among those with hypertension (OR: 2.50; IC: 1.38-4.52). Individuals with obesity have almost three times higher odds of low FPMr (OR: 2.69; IC: 1.34-5.63). CONCLUSIONS: Low FPMr in people with DM2 is associated with comorbidities, hypertension, and obesity. Actions aimed at improving socioeconomic conditions, access to health information, engagement in physical activity, and healthy eating should be prioritized.