5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Relative handgrip strength (RHGS) effectively identifies probable sarcopenia in prediabetic patients with an area under the curve of 0.867.

• 2

  Probable sarcopenia was found in 8% of the studied prediabetic population, with significant differences in handgrip strength between affected and unaffected individuals.

• 3

  Lower RHGS correlates with adverse metabolic parameters and is significantly associated with low handgrip strength-defined probable sarcopenia.

• 4

  Vitamin D levels were lower in patients with probable sarcopenia, with a notable prevalence based on varying vitamin D levels.

• 5

  The study's cross-sectional design limits causal inference, and findings may not be generalizable due to the single-center recruitment.