Río Xabier, Larrinaga-Undabarrena Arkaitz, Coca Aitor, Guerra-Balic Myriam
Faculty of Psychology and Education, Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of Deusto, 48007 Bizkaia, Spain.
Faculty of Psychology, Education Sciences and Sport Blanquerna, University of Ramon Llul, 08022 Barcelona, Spain.
Biology (Basel). 2020 Nov 24;9(12):414. doi: 10.3390/biology9120414.
Strength training is currently the most recommended primary therapeutic strategy to prevent and reverse the decline of muscle mass, strength, and functional deterioration associated with age. The aim is to provide reference values of handgrip strength (HGS) in the Basque Country population and compare the values with other populations. A total of 1869 subjects from the health-promoting programme for adults and older adults run by the Bilbao City Council were assessed using HGS with a digital dynamometer and anthropometric data measured by Tanita to obtain the mean values according to age distribution. From the 1869 subjects, 87.5% were women and 12.5% men. The HGS was higher among men than women, 32.4 ± 6.6 versus 20.1 ± 4.7 kg, respectively, < 0.001 at all ages. Weak HGS cut-off points by age groups ranged from 31.0 to 23.8 and from 18.9 to 12.4 in men and women, respectively. The sample data were compared (, t, and α) with those of other populations in all age groups (group > 60 years at 95% df, < 0.05). A health-promoting programme appears to be effective in the general population in obtaining better values in the HGS test as age increases.
力量训练是目前预防和逆转与年龄相关的肌肉质量、力量下降以及功能衰退最推荐的主要治疗策略。目的是提供巴斯克地区人群握力（HGS）的参考值，并将这些值与其他人群进行比较。使用数字测力计对毕尔巴鄂市议会开展的针对成年人和老年人的健康促进项目中的1869名受试者进行了握力评估，并通过百利达测量了人体测量数据，以根据年龄分布获得平均值。在这1869名受试者中，87.5%为女性，12.5%为男性。男性的握力高于女性，分别为32.4±6.6千克和20.1±4.7千克，在所有年龄段均P<0.001。按年龄组划分，男性和女性握力较弱的临界值分别为31.0至23.8以及18.9至12.4。将样本数据与所有年龄组的其他人群数据进行了比较（F、t和α，60岁以上组自由度为95%，P<0.05）。随着年龄增长，一项健康促进项目似乎在普通人群中对握力测试取得更好的值方面是有效的。
