Factors Associated With Low Handgrip Strength In The Elderly: Data Of The Study Of Chronic Diseases (Edoc-I) (original) (raw)

Background Handgrip strength (HGS) is a recognized important health biomarker, whose low scores have showed an evident association with morbimortality of adults and elderly people from various parts of the world. This study aimed to analyze the factors associated with low HGS in elderly persons in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.Methods The study was carried out with data from the Study of Chronic Diseases (EDOC-I) – Elderly, performed with 1,016 people aged over 60 residing in Rio Branco. Associations between variables of health status (psychological and physical) and low HGS, by sex, were estimated using logistic regression.Results The reduction of the median HGS ​​was 6.0 kg per decade among men, and 2.6 kg among women. A greater reduction was observed in the lower quintile of HGS of women aged over 80 years, 4.1 kg in relation to the previous decade. Factors independently associated with low HGS in men and women, respectively, were low weigh in BMI [OR 2.80 (1.22-6.44) and OR 2.61 (1.4...

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