Takamoto Koji, Morizaki Yutaka, Fukuda Akira, Ohe Takashi
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
Prog Rehabil Med. 2023 Sep 21;8:20230030. doi: 10.2490/prm.20230030. eCollection 2023.
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of untreated hand diseases on hand grip strength, a value that is commonly used as a diagnostic parameter for sarcopenia and frailty in geriatric populations. We hypothesized that individuals with untreated hand diseases would have lower grip strength than those without hand diseases.
A total of 240 individuals aged at least 65 years were recruited and divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of typical hand diseases. Grip strength was compared between the two groups separately for men and women using a -test, with each group consisting of 60 women or 60 men.
Both women and men in the hand disease group exhibited significantly lower grip strength than those in the control group.
These findings suggest that untreated hand diseases have a negative impact on grip strength, and this may introduce bias in the screening or diagnosis of sarcopenia and frailty. It is essential to consider the presence of hand diseases when measuring hand grip strength in older adults.
本研究旨在调查未经治疗的手部疾病对握力的影响,握力是老年人群中常用于诊断肌肉减少症和虚弱的一个参数。我们假设,患有未经治疗的手部疾病的个体握力低于没有手部疾病的个体。
共招募了240名年龄至少65岁的个体,并根据是否存在典型手部疾病将其分为两组。使用t检验分别比较两组男性和女性的握力,每组由60名女性或60名男性组成。
手部疾病组的女性和男性握力均显著低于对照组。
这些发现表明,未经治疗的手部疾病会对握力产生负面影响,这可能会在肌肉减少症和虚弱的筛查或诊断中引入偏差。在测量老年人握力时,必须考虑手部疾病的存在。