Behavior of hand grip strength in older adults

Abstract

Muscle mass, after age 40, is lost at a rate of 3% to 8% every 10 years and the decline intensifies after age 60. The reduction in muscle mass and muscle power means less muscle strength, which affects physical performance and increases the fear of falls, the risk of falls and bone fractures. The objective of this study was to determine the values ​​of FPM in older adults of Combinado Deportivo # 5 de Cienfuegos. The study variables were age, sex, pathological history and Hand Grip Strength. The average age was 70.4 years (S = 9.9), as an empirical method the measurement was used with the objective of quantifying the results in the tests carried out at the time of the study. A hand-held Collin Dynamometer was used as an instrument. For statistical processing, the percentile statistician was used to define the 25th, 50th and 75th quartiles and their values ​​were established. All using the statistical package IBM SPSS for Windows version 21.0. Results. The highest frequencies were: age group 70-79 years; female sex; arterial hypertension as an associated disease. The distribution of the Non-Dominant Hand Grip Strength of the elderly was Regular, while the Dominant Hand Grip Strength was Poor. Conclusions. The evaluation of the FPM yielded evaluations of Regular for the FPMNoD and of Poor for the FPMD.

Keywords: Elderly, hand grip strength, Dynamometry, Frailty