Relationship of Multimorbidity, Obesity Status, and Grip Strength among Older Adults in Taiwan

Lin, Ming-Hsun; Chang, Chun-Yung; Wu, Der-Min; Lu, Chieh-Hua; Kuo, Che-Chun; Chu, Nain-Feng

doi:10.3390/ijerph18147540

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“…It reported that GS was only negatively associated with markers of central obesity (Body waist, body hp and WHR), but positively associated body weight. This result was consistent with our previous study that being adequate overweight might be a protective factor in elderly [ 44 ]. Compared with overweight, central obesity was harmful for elderly.…”

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Association between grip strength and anthropometric characteristics in the community-dwelling elderly population in Taiwan

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Chang

et al. 2021

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Background Sarcopenia and muscle weakness in elderly are contributed burden of public health and impact on quality of life. Weak grip strength was key role in diagnosis of sarcopenia and reported increased mortality, function declined in elderly. This study evaluated the association between GS and each common anthropometric characteristic in community-dwelling elderly. Design and method From 2017 to 2019, we conducted a community-based health survey among the elderly in Chiayi county, Taiwan. Participants were 65 years old or older, and total of 3,739 elderly subjects (1,600 males and 2,139 females) with a mean age of 76 years (range 65–85 years old) were recruited. General demographic data and lifestyle patterns were measured using a standard questionnaire. Anthropometric characteristics such as body height, body weight, body mass index (BMI), body waist and hip circumference, and body fat were measured by standard methods. GS was measured using a digital dynamometers (TKK5101) method. Results The mean GS was 32.8 ± 7.1 kg for males and 21.6 ± 4.8 kg for females (p < 0.001). For both sexes, elderly subjects with the same body weight but smaller body waist circumference had greater GS. The subjects with the same body waist size but heavier weight had greater GS. Furthermore, after adjusting for age, lifestyles, disease status, and potential anthropometric variable, multivariate regression analyses indicated that BMI was positively associated with GS (for males, beta = 0.310 and for females beta = 0.143, both p < 0.001) and body waist was negatively associated with GS (for males, beta = −0.108, p < 0.001; for females, beta = −0.030, p = 0.061). Conclusions This study suggested that old adults with higher waist circumstance had weaker GS. Waist circumstance was negatively associated with GS, body weight was positively associated with GS in contrast. It may implies that central obesity was more important than overweight for GS in elderly.

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Association between grip strength and anthropometric characteristics in the community-dwelling elderly population in Taiwan

Lin

Chang

et al. 2021

PLoS ONE

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“… 133 Ireland HIC 2021 2009–2013 Cross-sectional Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Survey Self-reported 5946 ≥50 62.7 51.7 14 50.3 Delpino et al., 134 Brazil UMIC 2021 2019 Cross-sectional The Brazilian National Health Survey 2019 Self-reported 65,803 18–59 NA 47.8 14 22.3 Marthias et al., 135 Indonesia UMIC 2021 2014 Cross-sectional The Indonesian Family Life Survey 2014 (Wave – 5) Self-reported and Objective 3678 ≥50 65 (median) 46.1 10 22.0 Zhang et al. 136 China UMIC 2021 2019 Cross-sectional A cross-sectional study Self-reported and Objective 3250 ≥60 NA 46.6 26 30.3 Lin et al., 137 Taiwan HIC 2021 2017–2019 Cross-sectional A community-based survey Self-reported 3739 65–85 72.9 42.8 7 27.8 Nicholson et al., 138 Canada HIC 2021 2015 Cross-sectional The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Self-reported 11,161 ...…”

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Global and regional prevalence of multimorbidity in the adult population in community settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Sunna³

et al. 2023

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“…Both values in our study were higher than the standard value. The GS of older people with chronic diseases is lower than that of healthy older people 12) . Therefore, it is important to continuously assess GS using physical function measurements.…”

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Changes in physical function in older females over a 5 year period

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The quality of physical functions was evaluated prospectively in older females over a 5 year period to identify the physical functions that are more likely to consistently decline or be maintained in females aged 65-74 years and more than 75 years. [Participants and Methods] Physical functions, including grip strength, walking speed, and balance, were measured for older females aged 65-74 years group and more than 75 years group from 2015 to 2019. T-scores of the physical performances were calculated to analyze the changes in the physical functions over 5 years. [Results] Based on the T-scores, physical functions in terms of the 5-m walking speed, timed up-and-go test, and functional reach test, improved from 2015 to 2019 in the 65-74 group, whereas all physical functions consistently deteriorated in the older than 75 group. [Conclusion] There was no significant decline of the physical functions in both groups; however, the T-score variations for physical functions during the 5 year observation period differed in each group.

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Relationship of Multimorbidity, Obesity Status, and Grip Strength among Older Adults in Taiwan

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Association between grip strength and anthropometric characteristics in the community-dwelling elderly population in Taiwan

Association between grip strength and anthropometric characteristics in the community-dwelling elderly population in Taiwan

Global and regional prevalence of multimorbidity in the adult population in community settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Changes in physical function in older females over a 5 year period

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