@article{ref1,
title="Is handgrip strength a useful tool to detect slow walking speed in older Indian adults: a cross-sectional study among geriatric outpatients in a tertiary care hospital in South India",
journal="Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls",
year="2022",
author="Felix, Reuben Jerrald and Mishra, Rakesh and Thomas, Jini Chirackel and Wilson, Benny Paul and Belavendra, Antonisamy and Gopal, Gopinath Kango",
volume="7",
number="4",
pages="183-191",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To determine whether handgrip strength can be used as a proxy for detecting slow walking speed in older adults. Measuring walking speed in older adults can be challenging as cognitive and functional decline may have a significant impact on test performance. <br><br>METHODS: Hundred subjects aged >/= 60 were recruited. Slow walking speed was defined as walking speed <1.0 m/s. Handgrip strength was measured using handheld dynamometer. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between the two. <br><br>RESULTS: The mean age of the study participants was 67.8±6.2 years. There were 63 males and 37 females. The mean handgrip strength of the participants was 23±5.9 kgs. Older subjects had slow gait speed (r=-0.40, p<0.001) while patients with higher BMI (r=0.36, p<0.001), handgrip strength (r=0.72, p<0.001) and appendicular lean mass (r=0.53, p<0.001) had normal gait speed. On multiple linear regression analysis, only handgrip strength (OR 0.71; 95% CI 0.58-0.87, p=0.001) and nutritional status (OR 8.60; 95% CI 1.98 - 37.40, p=0.004) were found to have a significant association with walking speed. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that handgrip strength assessment can be used as a surrogate indicator for detecting slow walking speed. Large population studies are warranted to examine its validity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2459-4148",
doi="10.22540/JFSF-07-183",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.22540/JFSF-07-183"
}