Research Article
Could Questions on Activities of Daily Living Estimate Grip Strength of Older Adults Living Independently in the Community?
Table 1
Characteristics of the participants.
| | | All | Women | Men |
| Age (mean, SD) | | 66.1 (12.6) | 67.9 (13.1) | 62.8 (10.9) | | Freq (%) | Freq (%) | Freq (%) |
| Hand dominance | Right | 108 (87.8) | 72 (91.1) | 36 (81.8) |
| Activity level | Very active | 27 (22.2) | 17 (21.5) | 10 (22.7) | Active | 73 (59.3) | 50 (63.3) | 23 (52.3) | Inactive | 22 (17.9) | 12 (15.2) | 10 (22.7) | Sedentary | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) |
| Occupation | Work | 45 (36.6) | 24 (30.4) | 21 (47.7) | Retirement | 62 (50.4) | 41 (51.9) | 21 (47.7) | Voluntary work | 15 (12.2) | 13 (16.5) | 2 (4.5) | Other | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
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