ArticleBMC geriatrics2017
Handgrip strength values of Portuguese older adults: a population based study.
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- Population-specific equations of age-related maximum handgrip force: a comprehensive review.PeerJ · 2024Pooled it
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- Epigenome-wide association study identifies DNA methylation loci associated with handgrip strength in Chinese monozygotic twins.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Article
- Estimating the relative load from movement velocity in the seated chest press exercise in older adults.PloS one · 2023Article
- Nationwide handgrip strength values and factors associated with muscle weakness in older adults: findings from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil).BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- A Study about a New Standardized Method of Home-Based Exercise in Elderly People Aged 65 and Older to Improve Motor Abilities and Well-Being: Feasibility, Functional Abilities and Strength Improvements.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Relationship between Selected Functional Performance Parameters and the Occurrence of Anaemia in Hospitalized Females and Males Aged 80 and More.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Oral Nutritional Supplementation on Patients with Venous Ulcers: A Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHandgrip strength is used to identify sarcopenia and frailty phenotypes, being a potential predictor of mortality in older adults. However, uniformity is lacking in the reference values. This study aimed to describe handgrip strength values of older population aged ≥65 years in Portugal, considering the possible influence of anthropometric parameters.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Portugal, among 1500 older adults aged ≥65 years old, according to "The Nutrition UP 65 Study Protocol". Demographic data were collected and cognitive performance, subjective general health, physical activity, anthropometric parameters and nutritional status were assessed and analysed. Handgrip strength data was obtained with a Jamar dynamometer. A Pubmed/Medline search was carried out to compare handgrip strength data between Portuguese older adults and other older populations.
resultsHandgrip strength was higher among men than among women (30.3 ± 9.2 Kgf vs 18 ± 5.4 Kgf, p < 0.001, respectively). In general, handgrip strength values of Portuguese older adults were lower than other older populations. In our sample, age, cognitive and nutritional status, self-reported sitting time and practice of physical activity were significantly correlated with handgrip strength in both sexes. Concerning anthropometric parameters, height was the most significantly correlated with handgrip strength (r = 0.34, p < 0.001, in women and r = 0.40, p < 0.001, in men).
conclusionThis study described, for the first time, handgrip strength values of Portuguese population aged ≥65 years, according to age and to sex-specific tertiles of height. The definition of handgrip strength reference values in this age group merits further reflection.
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