Sex- and age-specific mild cognitive impairment is associated with low hand grip strength in an older Chinese cohort.
J Int Med Res
; 48(6): 300060520933051, 2020 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Few studies have demonstrated the impact of characteristics like age and sex on the association between hand grip strength (HGS) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to examine the effects of sex and age on the relationship between HGS and MCI.METHODS:
We enrolled older adults age ≥60 years (n = 1009) and measured HGS and MCI in all participants. We analyzed the differences in MCI prevalence among the different variables. The role of sex and age in the association between MCI and HGS was analyzed using binary logistic regression.RESULTS:
Women had significantly higher prevalence of MCI than men, as did the older group (age ≥70 years) compared with the younger group (age 60-70 years). In men, the low and middle HGS tertiles were significantly associated with MCI. In contrast, only the low tertile of HGS was associated with MCI in women. In the older group, the low tertile of HGS was significantly associated with MCI, which was not observed in the younger group.CONCLUSIONS:
HGS was associated with MCI in older adults, and this association was stronger in men. HGS may be useful for evaluating MCI in older adults.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hand Strength
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Cognitive Dysfunction
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Int Med Res
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
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