TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between age and handgrip strength
T2 - Proposal of reference values from infancy to senescence
AU - Gómez-Campos, Rossana
AU - Vidal Espinoza, Rubén
AU - de Arruda, Miguel
AU - Ronque, Enio Ricardo Vaz
AU - Urra-Albornoz, Camilo
AU - Minango, Juan Carlos
AU - Alvear-Vasquez, Fernando
AU - de la Torre Choque, Christian
AU - Castelli Correia de Campos, Luis Felipe
AU - Sulla Torres, Jose
AU - Cossio-Bolaños, Marco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Gómez-Campos, Vidal Espinoza, de Arruda, Ronque, Urra-Albornoz, Minango, Alvear-Vasquez, la Torre Choque, Castelli Correia de Campos, Sulla Torres and Cossio-Bolaños.
PY - 2023/1/26
Y1 - 2023/1/26
N2 - Introduction: Measurement of hand grip strength (HGS) has been proposed as a key component of frailty and has also been suggested as a central biomarker of healthy aging and a powerful predictor of future morbidity and mortality. Objectives: (a) To determine whether a nonlinear relationship model could improve the prediction of handgrip strength (HGS) compared to the linear model and (b) to propose percentiles to evaluate HGS according to age and sex for a regional population of Chile from infancy to senescence. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was developed in a representative sample of the Maule region (Chile). The volunteers amounted to 5,376 participants (2,840 men and 2,536 women), with an age range from 6 to 80 years old. Weight, height, HGS (right and left hand) according to age and sex were evaluated. Percentiles were calculated using the LMS method [(L (Lambda; asymmetry), M (Mu; median), and S (Sigma; coefficient of variation)]. Results and discussion: There were no differences in HGS from 6 to 11 years of age in both sexes; however, from 12 years of age onwards, males presented higher HGS values in both hands (p < 0.05). The linear regression between age with HGS showed values of R2 = 0.07 in males and R2 = 0.02 in females. While in the non-linear model (cubic), the values were: R2 = 0.50 to 0.51 in men and R2 = 0.26 in women. The percentiles constructed by age and sex were: P5, P15, P50, P85, and P95 by age range and sex. This study demonstrated that there is a nonlinear relationship between chronological age with HGS from infancy to senescence. Furthermore, the proposed percentiles can serve as a guide to assess and monitor upper extremity muscle strength levels at all stages of life.
AB - Introduction: Measurement of hand grip strength (HGS) has been proposed as a key component of frailty and has also been suggested as a central biomarker of healthy aging and a powerful predictor of future morbidity and mortality. Objectives: (a) To determine whether a nonlinear relationship model could improve the prediction of handgrip strength (HGS) compared to the linear model and (b) to propose percentiles to evaluate HGS according to age and sex for a regional population of Chile from infancy to senescence. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was developed in a representative sample of the Maule region (Chile). The volunteers amounted to 5,376 participants (2,840 men and 2,536 women), with an age range from 6 to 80 years old. Weight, height, HGS (right and left hand) according to age and sex were evaluated. Percentiles were calculated using the LMS method [(L (Lambda; asymmetry), M (Mu; median), and S (Sigma; coefficient of variation)]. Results and discussion: There were no differences in HGS from 6 to 11 years of age in both sexes; however, from 12 years of age onwards, males presented higher HGS values in both hands (p < 0.05). The linear regression between age with HGS showed values of R2 = 0.07 in males and R2 = 0.02 in females. While in the non-linear model (cubic), the values were: R2 = 0.50 to 0.51 in men and R2 = 0.26 in women. The percentiles constructed by age and sex were: P5, P15, P50, P85, and P95 by age range and sex. This study demonstrated that there is a nonlinear relationship between chronological age with HGS from infancy to senescence. Furthermore, the proposed percentiles can serve as a guide to assess and monitor upper extremity muscle strength levels at all stages of life.
KW - dynamometer
KW - hand grip strength
KW - infancy
KW - percentiles
KW - senescence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85147737680&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1072684
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1072684
M3 - Article
C2 - 36777772
AN - SCOPUS:85147737680
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 1072684
ER -