Arm muscle area is correlated to handgrip strength in postmenopausal women
| Autor: | Ludwig R. Álvarez-Córdova, Reyes Artacho, Peter Chedraui, Cecilia Arteaga-Pazmiño, Melissa Sánchez-Briones, María D. Ruiz-López |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Gynecological Endocrinology, Vol 40, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 09513590 1473-0766 0951-3590 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09513590.2024.2420937 |
| Popis: | Objective To analyze the correlation between arm muscle area and handgrip strength among postmenopausal community dwelling low-income women in order to provide an easy anthropometric indicator to assess muscle mass quantity and quality.Methods This was a cross-sectional study involving postmenopausal women (n = 171) from three urban-marginal communities of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Corrected arm muscle area was calculated using the Frisancho formula. Dynapenia was defined as HGS < 16 kg. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was calculated at a 5% significance level to test the correlation between corrected arm muscle area and handgrip strength.Results Median (interquartile range: IQR) age of the sample was 72.0 years (17.0). The median of corrected arm muscle area was 34.8 cm2 (20.7). The overall prevalence of dynapenia was 57.9% (n = 99). There was a significant decreasing trend with age regarding all anthropometric characteristics and handgrip strength, as well as a higher prevalence of dynapenia with age. For the whole sample, a statistically significant positive correlation was found between corrected arm muscle area and handgrip strength [r = 0.267; p |
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