Muscle Strength, Physical Activity, and Functional Limitations in Older Adults with Central Obesity

Table 1

Sample characteristics.

	6,388
	M (SD)
Age, years	71.4 (7.48)
Education, years	12.2 (3.13)
Comorbidities	2.2 (1.21)
Waist circumference (cm)	108.0 (12.50)
Handgrip strength	28.6 (10.43)
Body mass index (kg/m)	29.9 (5.14)
Sex, (%)
Female	4,024 (63.0)
Race, (%)
White	5,325 (83.4)
Black	866 (13.6)
Other	1,96 (3.1)
Current smoker, (%)	636 (10.0)
Physically active, (%)	3,493 (54.7)
Handgrip tertile   (%)
Low	1,473 (23.1)
Mid	3,149 (49.3)
High	1,766 (27.7)
Physical limitations (PL)	3,803 (59.5)
Activities of daily living (ADL)	1,217 (28.2)
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)	2,404 (38.5)

= 6,279 with BMI measurements.
Low grip ≤ 31.25 men, ≤ 18.5 women; high grip ≥ 43.5 men, ≥ 26.5 women.