Association between Handgrip Strength, Mobility, Leg Strength, Flexibility, and Postural Balance in Older Adults under Long-Term Care Facilities
Table 2
Correlation between HGS and different variables among older adults by sex.
Handgrip (kg)
Women
value
Men
value
Total
value
Age (years)
–0.18
0.053
–0.11
0.029
–0.23
0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
0.15
0.102
0.14
0.165
0.16
0.022
Mobility
TUG (s)
–0.17
0.073
–0.11
0.295
–0.18
0.008
TUG cog (s)
–0.15
0.119
–0.07
0.532
–0.17
0.014
Gait speed (m/s)
0.30
0.001
0.10
0.319
0.24
<0.001
Strength
Chair stand (s)
–0.27
0.004
–0.24
0.018
–0.27
<0.001
Flexibility
Upper limb flexibilityR (cm)
0.16
0.098
0.42
<0.001
0.13
0.060
Upper limb flexibilityL (cm)
–0.04
0.703
–0.18
0.185
–0.08
0.245
Lower limb flexibilityR (cm)
0.24
0.010
0.15
0.137
0.11
0.102
Lower limb flexibilityL (cm)
0.20
0.035
0.25
0.012
0.13
0.655
Body balance
BERG
0.18
0.051
0.09
0.397
0.15
0.030
Postural balance (eyes open)
SP (mm)
–0.19
0.046
–0.30
0.003
–0.16
0.023
SPAP (mm)
–0.16
0.080
–0.27
0.010
–0.13
0.058
SPML (mm)
–0.22
0.017
–0.30
0.003
–0.18
0.008
MA (mm)
–0.14
0.129
–0.14
0.184
–0.05
0.483
MAAP (mm)
–0.10
0.282
–0.12
0.237
0.01
0.831
MAML (mm)
–0.15
0.111
–0.14
0.174
–0.11
0.103
MaxAP (mm)
–0.05
0.576
–0.05
0.615
0.02
0.752
MaxML (mm)
–0.12
0.213
–0.13
0.207
–0.11
0.128
Postural balance (eyes closed)
SP (mm)
–0.09
0.326
0.17
0.111
0.03
0.653
SPAP (mm)
–0.09
0.334
0.18
0.089
0.04
0.616
SPML (mm)
–0.10
0.304
0.09
0.388
0.00
0.950
MA (mm)
0.09
0.338
0.15
0.160
0.14
0.053
MAAP (mm)
0.13
0.167
0.15
0.146
0.14
0.051
MAML (mm)
–0.05
0.582
0.08
0.422
0.08
0.274
MaxAP (mm)
0.03
0.733
0.18
0.079
0.08
0.244
MaxML (mm)
0.13
0.154
0.14
0.170
0.16
0.026
BMI, body mass index; TUG, Timed Up and Go; TUG cog, Timed Up and Go cognitive; SP, total path length; SPAP, statokinesiogram path length; SPML, statokinesiogram path length; MA: mean COP displacement; MAAP, mean COP displacement from point 0 in the Y direction; MAML, mean COP displacement from point 0 in the X direction; MaxAP, maximal COP displacement from point 0 in the Y direction; MaxML, maximal COP displacement from point 0 in the X direction.
