Fuerza prensil de mano y su asociación con la edad, género y dominancia de extremidad superior en adultos mayores autovalentes insertos en la comunidad: Un estudio exploratorio
Keywords: geriatric assessment, gender, aged, Functional laterality, Hand Strength.
Abstract
Background: Hand grip strength could be influenced by gender, age and handedness. Aim: To describe differences in grip strength for age, gender and upper extremity handedness in non-disabled community-dwelling older adults. Material and Methods: We studied 47 males aged 72.3 ± 5.6 years and 69 females 72.4 ± 6.0 years who were divided in two age groups (65-70 and ≥ 71 years old). Grip strength was determined by a standardized protocol using a hand dynamometer. Results: There was an inverse correlation between grip strength and age in both hands only among men (p ≤ 0.05). When analyzing both genders, there was a significant inverse correlation between grip strength and age only in the dominant hand (p ≤ 0.05). Strength was higher in the dominant hand in both genders (p ≤ 0.05). It was also higher in men, compared to women in the two age groups studied (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusions: Grip strength is higher in men than women, it decreases with age and is higher in the dominant hand.
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Título según SCOPUS: | Association of grip strength with gender age and handedness in 116 older people [Fuerza prensil de mano y su asociación con la edad, género y dominancia de extremidad superior en adultos mayores autovalentes insertos en la comunidad. Un studio exploratorio] |
Título según SCIELO: | Fuerza prensil de mano y su asociaci�n con la edad, g�nero y dominancia de extremidad superior en adultos mayores autovalentes insertos en la comunidad: Un estudio exploratorio |
Título de la Revista: | REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE |
Volumen: | 143 |
Número: | 8 |
Editorial: | SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO |
Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
Página de inicio: | 995 |
Página final: | 1000 |
Idioma: | Spanish |
DOI: |
10.4067/S0034-98872015000800005 |
Notas: | SCIELO, SCOPUS - WOS |