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Trial reportScientific reports2023

Associations between grip strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular risk and mental health in forcibly displaced people from a Greek refugee camp.

Markus Gerber, Konstantinia Filippou, Florian Knappe, Ioannis D Morres, Emmanouil Tzormpatzakis, Elsa Havas, Harald Seelig, Flora Colledge, Sebastian Ludyga, Marianne Meier and 4 more

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Markus GerberDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, 4052, Basel, Switzerland. markus.gerber@unibas.ch.
Konstantinia FilippouDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.
Florian KnappeDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, 4052, Basel, Switzerland.
Ioannis D MorresDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.
Emmanouil TzormpatzakisDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.
Elsa HavasDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.
Harald SeeligDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, 4052, Basel, Switzerland.
Flora ColledgeDepartment of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Sebastian LudygaDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, 4052, Basel, Switzerland.
Marianne MeierInterdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Yannis TheodorakisDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.
Roland von KänelDepartment of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Uwe PühseDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, 4052, Basel, Switzerland.
Antonis HatzigeorgiadisDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muscular strength represents a specific component of health-related fitness. Hand grip strength is used as a simple and dynamic marker of maximum voluntary force of the hand and to estimate overall strength. Today, little is known about the relationship between grip strength and health in forcibly displaced populations. In the present study, we examined whether grip strength is associated with various health outcomes in a sample of forcibly displaced people living in a Greek refugee camp. The present analyses are part of a larger pragmatic randomized controlled trial. In this paper, cross-sectional baseline data of 143 participants (71 men, 72 women) will be presented. In addition to grip strength, the following physical and mental health outcomes were assessed: body weight and body composition, blood pressure, total cholesterol, low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, blood glucose levels (HbA1c), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depressive and anxiety symptoms, pain, and quality of life. Linear regression analyses were carried out to examine how grip strength is associated with the health outcomes, separately for absolute and normalized grip strength scores. Grip strength was positively and strongly associated with percentage muscle mass (normalized grip strength: Stand. B = 0.58, p < .001), whereas a negative association existed for percentage body fat (normalized grip strength: Stand. B = - 0.58, p < .001). No statistically significant associations occurred between grip strength and the other cardiovascular risk markers. In contrast, we found that participants with higher normalized grip strength reported higher levels of PTSD (normalized grip strength: Stand. B = 0.36, p < .05) and depressive symptoms (normalized grip strength: Stand. B = 0.29, p < .05). No significant association occurred between grip strength, anxiety, pain and quality of life. Measuring grip strength in forcibly displaced people can be a useful way to assess their overall muscle strength. Grip strength tests are easy to implement, and results can be used to assess the effects of specific intervention measures. Nevertheless, our results question the usefulness of grip strength as a marker of cardiovascular health and mental wellbeing in a refugee camp setting.

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Cardiorespiratory FitnessCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGreeceHand StrengthHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansMaleMental HealthMuscle StrengthPainQuality of LifeRefugee CampsRisk FactorsCholesterol

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PMCPMC10684690

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