A Description of Handgrip Strength in the Very Older Adult People Living in Rural Vietnam and Its Association with Daily Functions
Table 1
Characteristics of the study’s participants according to measurement of handgrip strength.
Total, (%)
HGS mean (SD)
95% CI
value
Age
80-84
152 (49.4%)
18.4 (6.2)
17.5-19.4
7.347
0.001
85-89
109 (35.4%)
16.8 (5.2)
15.8-17.8
≥90
37 (12.0%)
15.0 (5.0)
13.5–16.5
Gender
Male
109 (35.4%)
21.6 (6.1)
20.5–22.8
25.204
<0.001
Female
199 (64.6%)
15.3 (4.3)
14.7–15.9
Education
Illiterate
108 (35.1%)
14.8 (4.1)
14.0–15.6
29.348
Primary school
169 (54.9%)
17.7 (5.6)
16.8-18.5
Secondary school
23 (7.5%)
24.1 (5.5)
21.8-26.4
<0.001
High school and higher
8 (2.6%)
25.5 (5.7)
16.7–18.0
Marital status
Single
13 (4.2%)
15.4 (5.8)
11.9–19.0
Married
191 (62.0%)
18.5 (6.1)
17.7–19.4
11.114
<0.001
Widowed/widower
104 (33.7%)
15.4 (4.5)
14.5–16.3
BMI
<18.5
88 (28.6%)
17.1 (5.5)
15.9–18.2
1.035
18.5-23
166 (53.9%)
17.1 (5.7)
16.3–18.1
0.356
>23
54 (17.5%)
18.4 (6.0)
16.6–20.2
Malnutrition
Low risk
121 (39.3%)
18.2 (6.1)
17.1–19.2
1.767
Moderate risk
48 (15.6%)
17.0 (5.2)
15.5–18.5
0.173
High risk
139 (45.1%)
16.8 (5.6)
15.9–17.7
Risk of fall (TUG score)
No
171 (55.5%)
18.6 (5.8)
17.7–19.5
19.649
<0.001
Yes
137 (44.5%)
15.8 (5.4)
14.8–16.7
Number of current medications (mean (SD))
0.4 (0.6)
17.5 (5.9)
16.9–18.2
0.087
0.128
ADL score (mean (SD))
4.5 (2.6)
17.5 (5.9)
16.9–18.2
0.088
0.123
IADL score (mean (SD))
5.9 (0.4)
17.5 (5.9)
16.9–18.2
0.263
<0.001
value by ANOVA/independent -test; using Pearson correlation. Activities of daily living (ADL) score (range 0–6, a higher number indicate higher independence). Instrumental activities of daily living scale (IADLs) score (range 0-8, a higher number indicate higher independence).
