Department of Statistics and Probability, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Center for Statistical Training and Consulting, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 2;19(17):11009. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191711009.
Handgrip strength (GS) is used as an indicator of overall muscle strength and health outcomes for aging adults. GS has also been evaluated as a potential link with sport performances. We quantified the age-associated decline in grip strength for males and females engaged in weekly vigorous physical activity, differentiated by body mass, and investigated whether there was an acceleration of decline at any age. The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe is a multinational complex panel data survey with a target population of individuals aged 50 years or older. Data from 48,070 individuals from 20 European countries, collected from 2004 to 2015, were used in multivariable regression models to study the association of age and body weight with grip strength for individuals engaged in vigorous physical activity at least once a week. The annual rate of change in GS differed for males and females; it was constant from ages 50 to 55 years and then accelerated for females, possibly due to the menopausal transition. In contrast, the decline in GS accelerates with each year of increase in age for males. Higher body mass was associated with an increase in GS, but the increase was less pronounced for older males. The increase in GS diminished with a body mass above the median even with engagement in weekly vigorous physical activities. GS reference values for individuals engaged in vigorous physical activity add to existing reference values for general populations.
握力（GS）被用作评估老年人整体肌肉力量和健康状况的指标。GS 也被评估为与运动表现相关的潜在指标。我们量化了每周进行剧烈身体活动的男性和女性的握力随年龄的下降情况，并按体重进行了区分，同时研究了在任何年龄是否存在下降加速的情况。欧洲健康、衰老和退休调查（Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe）是一项多国家、复杂的面板数据调查，其目标人群为 50 岁及以上的个体。我们使用了来自 20 个欧洲国家的 48070 名个体的数据，这些数据是在 2004 年至 2015 年期间收集的，用于多变量回归模型，以研究每周至少进行一次剧烈身体活动的个体的年龄和体重与握力之间的关联。男性和女性的 GS 年变化率不同；从 50 岁到 55 岁，GS 保持不变，然后女性的 GS 加速下降，可能是由于更年期过渡。相比之下，男性的 GS 随着年龄的增长而加速下降。较高的体重与 GS 的增加有关，但对于较年长的男性，这种增加不太明显。即使每周进行剧烈的身体活动，GS 也会随着体重超过中位数而减少。参与剧烈身体活动的个体的 GS 参考值增加了现有普通人群的参考值。
