Association of handgrip strength with hypertension among middle-aged and elderly people in Southern China: A cross-sectional study.
Clin Exp Hypertens
; 42(2): 190-196, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
Backgroud and Purpose:
Hypertension has been regarded as one of the most common chronic diseases reported in different studies, and handgrip strength is a good indicatorof anindividual's overall health. However, few studies have concentrated on investigating the relationship between hypertension and handgrip strength, especially for the middle-aged and elderly population in the community. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the association of handgrip strength with the risk of hypertension.Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted using a multi-instrument questionnaire. A total of 1152 participants aged 45 and older were included in this study. Handgrip strength, social-demographiccharacteristics, behavioral lifestyle and health-related variables were collected. Binary logistic regression was employed to analyse the relationship.Results:
Handgrip strength was positively related to the risk of hypertension. Binary logistic regression models revealed that the increase of handgrip strength was significantly associated with the reduction of hypertension risk in female after adjusting forsocial-demographic characteristics, behavioral lifestyle and health-related variables (OR [95%CI] =0.265 [0.089-0.787]). In addition, after stratifying by age groups, the significant association was still existing in 60-74 years and ≥75 years of female groups, respectively(OR [95%CI] =0.158 [0.032-0.779]; (OR [95%CI] =0.009 [0.000-0.409]). No significant associations were observed in male after adjusting variables.Conclusion:
stronger handgrip strength was association with the lower risk ofhypertension for the elderly female population.Abbreviations BMI body mass index; DBP diastolic blood pressure; HC hip circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WC waist circumference; WHC hip-waist relation.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fuerza de la Mano
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Exp Hypertens
Año:
2020
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Article