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Introduction: Reduced muscle strength is a high risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus, and this association is especially strong in non-obese male individuals. However, it remains unclear how reduced muscle strength affects susceptibility to diabetes. We have examined whether lower limb muscle strength is associated with insulin resistance in non-obese Japanese male subjects. Methods: Measurements from 64 non-diabetic, non-obese, middle-aged Japanese men were analyzed. Insulin sensitivity in muscle was measured using the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. Isometric muscle strength of the knee extensor and flexor muscles was evaluated using a dynameter. Results: Lower muscle strength of knee flexors, but not knee extensors, was associated with impaired muscle insulin sensitivity (knee flexor muscles: low, medium, and high strength was 6.6 ± 2.2, 7.3 ± 2.0, and 8.8 ± 2.2 mg/kg per minute, respectively, p for trend ' 0.05; knee extensor muscles: low, medium, and high strength was 7.3 ± 2.5, 7.5 ± 2.2, and 7.8 ± 2.3 mg/kg per minute, respectively, p for trend = 0.73). Knee flexor muscle strength was also identified as an independent determinant of insulin sensitivity in the multiple regression analysis (β = 0.274, p = 0.036). Conclusions: Diminished strength of knee flexor muscles, but not knee extensor muscles, was associated with muscle insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic, non-obese Japanese male subjects.
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Someya, Y., Tamura, Y., Takeno, K., Kakehi, S., Funayama, T., Furukawa, Y., … Watada, H. (2020). Decreased Muscle Strength of Knee Flexors is Associated with Impaired Muscle Insulin Sensitivity in Non-Diabetic Middle-Aged Japanese Male Subjects. Diabetes Therapy, 11(10), 2401–2410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-020-00895-x
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