Prevalencia de debilidad muscular en personas mayores chilenas: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017
Rev. méd. Chile
; 148(11)nov. 2020.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Handgrip strength is an indicator of frailty in older people.Aim:
To determine the prevalence of low handgrip strength in older Chilean adults. Material andMethods:
A cross-sectional analysis of 244 individuals aged 60 years or more, participating in the 2016-2017 Chilean National Health Survey, was carried out. Handgrip strength was evaluated by a hand dynamometer and low grip strength was determined as a grip strength ≤ 15 kg and ≤ 27 kg for women and men, respectively.Results:
Twenty nine percent of participants had low grip strength. The average grip strength among 60-year-old men and women was 34.7 and 22.1 kg, respectively. These figures decreased to 28.8 kg and 17.2 kg among 90-year-old men and women, respectively. The prevalence of low grip strength in men and women aged 60 years was 18%. In 90-year-old men and women, these figures increased to 79% and 56.3%, respectively.Conclusions:
The prevalence of low grip strength increased substantially with age.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Hand Strength
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Chile
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article