Association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the association between levels of physical activity (PA) and low handgrip strength in Korean adults. METHODS Our cross-sectional study design included 24,109 Korean adults older than 19 years of age who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutritio...
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| description | OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the association between levels of physical activity (PA) and low handgrip strength in Korean adults. METHODS Our cross-sectional study design included 24,109 Korean adults older than 19 years of age who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014–2019. Low handgrip strength is described as hand strength less than the cut-off value of the 20th percentile of handgrip strength from a healthy population in each gender and age group. PA was categorized into three levels (inactive, active, and highly active) according to the World Health Organization’s global recommendations on PA for health. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between levels of PA and low handgrip strength. RESULTS Odds ratios (ORs) for low handgrip strength were significantly higher in middle-aged women who were active (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.40; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15 to 1.69) and inactive (aOR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.23 to 1.76) than in those highly active in walking exercise. Most of older people had significantly higher ORs for low handgrip strength in active compared to highly active in the context of aerobic, muscle strengthening, and walking exercise. CONCLUSIONS Walking exercise was associated with a lower risk of sarcopenia in middle-aged women and older individuals. However, further studies are necessary to confirm the causal relationship between levels of PA and low handgrip strength. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b39dac562ca048f4b67bfa5aaa231b512024-05-22T05:15:03ZengKorean Society of EpidemiologyEpidemiology and Health2092-71932022-02-014410.4178/epih.e20220271275Association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019Hyungsoon Ahn0Hwa Young Choi1Moran Ki2 Department of Cancer Control and Population Health, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea Department of Cancer Control and Population Health, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea Department of Cancer Control and Population Health, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, KoreaOBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the association between levels of physical activity (PA) and low handgrip strength in Korean adults. METHODS Our cross-sectional study design included 24,109 Korean adults older than 19 years of age who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014–2019. Low handgrip strength is described as hand strength less than the cut-off value of the 20th percentile of handgrip strength from a healthy population in each gender and age group. PA was categorized into three levels (inactive, active, and highly active) according to the World Health Organization’s global recommendations on PA for health. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between levels of PA and low handgrip strength. RESULTS Odds ratios (ORs) for low handgrip strength were significantly higher in middle-aged women who were active (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.40; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15 to 1.69) and inactive (aOR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.23 to 1.76) than in those highly active in walking exercise. Most of older people had significantly higher ORs for low handgrip strength in active compared to highly active in the context of aerobic, muscle strengthening, and walking exercise. CONCLUSIONS Walking exercise was associated with a lower risk of sarcopenia in middle-aged women and older individuals. However, further studies are necessary to confirm the causal relationship between levels of PA and low handgrip strength.http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-44-e2022027.pdfsarcopeniahand strengthphysical activitykorean adults |
| spellingShingle | Hyungsoon Ahn Hwa Young Choi Moran Ki Association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019 Epidemiology and Health sarcopenia hand strength physical activity korean adults |
| title | Association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019 |
| title_full | Association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019 |
| title_fullStr | Association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019 |
| title_short | Association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019 |
| title_sort | association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength korea national health and nutrition examination survey 2014 2019 |
| topic | sarcopenia hand strength physical activity korean adults |
| url | http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-44-e2022027.pdf |
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