ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2022
Factors Associated with Handgrip Strength Among Older Adults in Malaysia.
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- Association of Handgrip Strength with Diabetes, Hypertension, and Comorbidities in a Korean Population: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Determinants of dementia risk among older adults with probable sarcopenia and sarcopenia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Causal Effect of Adult Height on Late-Life Handgrip Strength: The Singapore Chinese Health Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- The relationship between physical performance and alcohol consumption levels in Russian adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Reference values for Jamar+ digital dynamometer hand grip strength in healthy adults and in adults with non-communicable diseases or osteoarthritis: the Norwegian Tromsø study 2015-2016.European journal of ageing · 2023Article
- Criterion-Referenced Standards of Handgrip Strength for Identifying the Presence of Hypertension in Croatian Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Better Handgrip Strength Is Related to the Lower Prevalence of Pain and Anxiety in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Handgrip strength (HGS) is indicative of overall physical health among older adults. A decrease in HGS may be associated with an increased risk of disease. The aim of this study is to determine the factors associated with HGS among older adults in Malaysia. Patients and Methods: One thousand two hundred four (1204) participants from urban and rural areas in Selangor state, Malaysia, were recruited. Sociodemographic and health-related conditions were gathered through a comprehensive face-to-face interview, followed by HGS assessments by a handgrip dynamometer. Subsequently, multiple linear regression was used to test the main association with the HGS. Results: A total of 691 participants (57.4%) were male, and 513 (42.6%) were female. Males had a mean HGS of 30.0 (SD 7.53) kg, and females had a mean HGS of 19.4 (SD 5.28) kg. Males' handgrip strength was significantly reduced with increasing age, physically inactive, and diabetes (all at the level p<0.001) after adjusting for social-demographic characteristics and health-related variables. Meanwhile, for females, the HGS was significantly decreased with age (p<0.001), physically inactive (p<0.001) and hypertension (p=0.03). However, female HGS was positively related to BMI (p<0.001). Conclusion: The study contributed to a better understanding of factors associated with HGS, and thus, the HGS is recommended as a section in the health evaluation among high-risk older adults as the strategy of disease control and prevention.
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