ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2024
Low handgrip strength is associated with falls after the age of 50: findings from the Brazilian longitudinal study of aging (ELSI-Brazil).
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- Reference values for handgrip strength in Europe: analysis of individual participant data from 27 countries.GeroScience · 2026Article
- The role of dominant handgrip strength in fall occurrence possibility and frequency.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Construction of a classification model for dementia among Brazilian adults aged 50 and over.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Yearlong Evaluation of Fall Risk Determinants Among 40 Older Adults in Two Residential Assisted Living Facilities.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Biomarkers of aging: from molecules and surrogates to physiology and function.Physiological reviews · 2025Review
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Abstract
aimThis study examined the association of low handgrip strength (HGS) for falls in middle-aged adults and older adults every half-decade of life.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted using the public data from the first wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). The participants were allocated into seven age groups 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and ≥ 80 years. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the odds ratio (OR) of low HGS to the falls regardless of confounding variables such as sex, balance, gait speed, and total number of health conditions.
resultsA total of 8,112 participants aged 50-105 years (median = 62.0 years): 3,490 males (median = 60.0 years) and 4,622 females (median = 63.0 years) attended the study. Altogether, 21.5% of participants experienced at least one fall. HGS gradually decreases over each half-decade of life. In addition, low HGS presented a significative OR (p < 0.05) for falls for age groups, until 80 s, even when considering confounding variables.
conclusionsLow HGS is associated with falls in middle-aged adults over their 50 s and remained a strong measure of falls across each subsequent half-decade of life, until 80 s.
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