Open AccessCharacteristics of somatic build and physical activity and evaluation of hand grip strength in patients with type 1 diabetes
Author(s) -
Agata Kuźmicka,
Stanisław Kuźmicki,
Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk,
Marek Kruszewski,
Grażyna Brzuszkiewicz-Kuźmicka
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
postępy rehabilitacji/advances in rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 1734-4948
pISSN - 0860-6161
DOI - 10.1515/rehab-2015-0051
Subject(s) - grip strength , type 2 diabetes , medicine , physical therapy , muscle strength , somatotypes , hand strength , circumference , physical fitness , diabetes mellitus , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anthropometry , endocrinology , mathematics , geometry
In order to avoid hypoglycaemia, individuals diagnosed with type 1 diabetes usually limit their physical activity, which might lead to changes in somatic build and in the level of muscle strength. The aim of the study was to define somatic build, hand grip strength and physical activity in patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes