Research Article

Handgrip Strength Cut-Off Values for the Undernutrition Risk Screening among Elderly Men and Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Table 4

Multivariate linear regression analyses for HGS.

VariableHGS
BStd. errort

Community-dwellers
Female gender−3.2600.70−4.654<0.001
Functional reach test0.2700.0328.412<0.001
BMI0.0740.0243.0640.002
Having hobby1.6900.6912.4450.015

Nursing home residents
Functional reach test0.1860.0832.2380.027
Number of medical visits, <3−0.8560.215−3.987<0.001
Number of meals, >21.3660.6582.0760.040

BMI, body mass index. HGS, handgrip strength. Only statistically significant variables are presented.