ArticleJournal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls2022
Is handgrip strength a useful tool to detect slow walking speed in older Indian adults: A cross-sectional study among geriatric outpatients in a tertiary care hospital in South India.
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- Baseline Oral Microbiota Richness Is Associated with Training-Induced Improvements in Relative Handgrip Strength in Older Adults.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Foot Arch Status and Muscular Strength: Associations with Unilateral Balance and Physical Performance.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Cancer-Associated Cachexia: Bridging Clinical Findings with Mechanistic Insights in Human Studies.Cancer discovery · 2025Review
- Evaluating handgrip strength and functional tests as indicators of gait speed in older females.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The reciprocal relationship between gait and handgrip strength across different age groups.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Relationship between Subjective Grip Strength and Physical Functioning among Community-Dwelling Older Women.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of physical and oral frailty in geriatric patients in Kerala, India.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
Objectives: To determine whether handgrip strength can be used as a proxy for detecting slow walking speed in older adults. Measuring walking speed in older adults can be challenging as cognitive and functional decline may have a significant impact on test performance. Methods: Hundred subjects aged >/= 60 were recruited. Slow walking speed was defined as walking speed <1.0 m/s. Handgrip strength was measured using handheld dynamometer. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between the two. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 67.8±6.2 years. There were 63 males and 37 females. The mean handgrip strength of the participants was 23±5.9 kgs. Older subjects had slow gait speed (r=-0.40, p<0.001) while patients with higher BMI (r=0.36, p<0.001), handgrip strength (r=0.72, p<0.001) and appendicular lean mass (r=0.53, p<0.001) had normal gait speed. On multiple linear regression analysis, only handgrip strength (OR 0.71; 95% CI 0.58-0.87, p=0.001) and nutritional status (OR 8.60; 95% CI 1.98 - 37.40, p=0.004) were found to have a significant association with walking speed. Conclusions: Our study shows that handgrip strength assessment can be used as a surrogate indicator for detecting slow walking speed. Large population studies are warranted to examine its validity.
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