[Prevalence of low hand grip strength in Chilean older adults. Findings from the national health survey 2016-2017].
Prevalencia de debilidad muscular en personas mayores chilenas: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017.
Journal
Revista medica de Chile
ISSN: 0717-6163
Titre abrégé: Rev Med Chil
Pays: Chile
ID NLM: 0404312
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
28
03
2020
accepted:
10
11
2020
entrez:
12
4
2021
pubmed:
13
4
2021
medline:
15
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Handgrip strength is an indicator of frailty in older people. To determine the prevalence of low handgrip strength in older Chilean adults. A cross-sectional analysis of 244 individuals aged 60 years or more, participating in the 2016-2017 Chilean National Health Survey, was carried out. Handgrip strength was evaluated by a hand dynamometer and low grip strength was determined as a grip strength ≤ 15 kg and ≤ 27 kg for women and men, respectively. Twenty nine percent of participants had low grip strength. The average grip strength among 60-year-old men and women was 34.7 and 22.1 kg, respectively. These figures decreased to 28.8 kg and 17.2 kg among 90-year-old men and women, respectively. The prevalence of low grip strength in men and women aged 60 years was 18%. In 90-year-old men and women, these figures increased to 79% and 56.3%, respectively. The prevalence of low grip strength increased substantially with age.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Handgrip strength is an indicator of frailty in older people.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of low handgrip strength in older Chilean adults.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
METHODS
A cross-sectional analysis of 244 individuals aged 60 years or more, participating in the 2016-2017 Chilean National Health Survey, was carried out. Handgrip strength was evaluated by a hand dynamometer and low grip strength was determined as a grip strength ≤ 15 kg and ≤ 27 kg for women and men, respectively.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Twenty nine percent of participants had low grip strength. The average grip strength among 60-year-old men and women was 34.7 and 22.1 kg, respectively. These figures decreased to 28.8 kg and 17.2 kg among 90-year-old men and women, respectively. The prevalence of low grip strength in men and women aged 60 years was 18%. In 90-year-old men and women, these figures increased to 79% and 56.3%, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of low grip strength increased substantially with age.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33844765
pii: S0034-98872020001101598
doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872020001101598
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
spa
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