Low handgrip strength is associated with falls after the age of 50: findings from the Brazilian longitudinal study of aging (ELSI-Brazil)

Autor: André Pereira dos Santos, Jéssica Fernanda Correa Cordeiro, Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla, Lucimere Bohn, Emerson Sebastião, Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva, Márcio Fernando Tasinafo-Júnior, Ana Cláudia Rossini Venturini, Alynne Christian Ribeiro Andaki, Edmar Lacerda Mendes, Pablo Jorge Marcos-Pardo, Jorge Mota, Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Archives of Public Health, Vol 82, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2049-3258
DOI: 10.1186/s13690-024-01340-2
Popis: Abstract Aim This study examined the association of low handgrip strength (HGS) for falls in middle-aged adults and older adults every half-decade of life. Methods This 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. Results A 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
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