108 Factors Associated with Hand Grip Strength of a Group of Pre and Postmenopausal Women from Sri Lanka

Abstract Hand grip strength (HGS) is a component of sarcopenia and provides an estimate on muscle strength and overall health status. This cross-sectional study examined the factors associated with HGS in community dwelling healthy premenopausal women (PrMW) and postmenopausal women (PMW). Randomly...

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Published in:Age and ageing 2019-12, Vol.48 (Supplement_4), p.iv18-iv27
Main Authors: Rathnayake, Nirmala, Lekamwasam, Sarath, Alwis, Gayani, Lenora, Janaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
17β-Estradiol
Anthropometry
Body composition
Body mass index
Bone composition
Bone density
Bone mass
Bone mineral density
Carbohydrates
Community living
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
Fasting
Fats
Gait
Grip strength
Health status
Hip
Insulin
Menopausal women
Menopause
Middle age
Minerals
Multiple regression analysis
Muscle strength
Nutrients
Physical activity
Post-menopause
Postmenopausal women
Premenopausal women
Regression analysis
Sarcopenia
Serum
Skeletal muscle
Waist
Walking
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Summary:Abstract Hand grip strength (HGS) is a component of sarcopenia and provides an estimate on muscle strength and overall health status. This cross-sectional study examined the factors associated with HGS in community dwelling healthy premenopausal women (PrMW) and postmenopausal women (PMW). Randomly selected 184 PrMW (42.4±6.0years) and 166 PMW (55.8±3.8years) from Galle, Sri Lanka were studied. HGS (kg) of dominant side was evaluated using a hand-held-dynamometer. Body composition; Appendicular-skeletal-muscle-mass (ASMM, kg), total-body-fat-mass (TBFM, kg), total body bone-mineral-density (TBBMD, g/cm3) and total-body-bone mineral-content (TBBMC, g) were measured with DXA. Anthropometry indices; weight (kg), height (m), waist-circumference (WC, cm) and hip-circumference (HC, cm) were measured. Body-mass-index (BMI, kg/m2) and waist-to-hip-ratio (WHR) were calculated. Gait speed (GS, m/s) was evaluated. Consumption of nutrients; carbohydrate, protein, fats and total energy and physical activity (PA) pattern; walking, moderate, vigorous and total PA score were evaluated. Serum sample was analyzed for 25-hydroxy-vitamin-D (n/mol), estradiol (mlU/L), fasting insulin (μU/mL). Variables significantly correlated with HGS of PrMW and PMW were separately entered in to multiple linear regression models to extract the associated factors. Mean±SD HGS of PrMW and PMW were 19.06±6.06 kg and 15.27±4.86 kg (p
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afz164.108