Association between Handgrip Strength, Mobility, Leg Strength, Flexibility, and Postural Balance in Older Adults under Long-Term Care Facilities
Table 3
Association between HGS and all outcomes after adjusting for age, sex, and BMI with interaction between sex and HGS.
β
Standard error
value
TUG
HGS
–0.47
0.13
<0.001
Age
0.28
0.08
<0.001
Sex (M vs W)
–3.12
3.26
0.34
HGS: sex (M vs W)
0.2
0.16
0.203
BMI
–0.03
0.12
0.825
TUG cog
HGS
–0.49
0.16
0.002
Age
0.30
0.09
0.002
Sex (M vs W)
–1.36
3.97
0.732
HGS: sex (M vs W)
0.14
0.19
0.451
BMI
–0.15
0.14
0.304
Gait speed
HGS
–0.45
0.14
0.001
Age
0.29
0.08
0.001
Sex (M vs W)
–4.92
3.47
0.158
HGS: sex (M vs W)
0.25
0.17
0.139
BMI
–0.09
0.12
0.482
Chair stand
HGS
–0.35
0.13
0.010
Age
0.26
0.08
0.002
Sex (M vs W)
–1.68
3.38
0.619
HGS: sex (M vs W)
0.15
0.16
0.343
BMI
–0.06
0.12
0.640
BERG
HGS
0.53
0.17
0.002
Age
–0.35
0.1
0.001
Sex (M vs W)
–1.54
4.36
0.724
HGS: sex (M vs W)
–0.09
0.21
0.658
BMI
0.05
0.16
0.734
SP-EO
HGS
–7.54
5.95
0.207
Age
5.14
3.57
0.152
Sex (M vs W)
360.87
151.32
0.018
HGS: sex (M vs W)
–6.63
7.26
0.362
BMI
–8.05
5.43
0.140
SPML-EO
HGS
–3.66
2.79
0.191
Age
1.19
1.67
0.476
Sex (M vs W)
168.53
70.91
0.018
HGS: sex (M vs W)
–3.38
3.4
0.322
BMI
–7.5
2.54
0.004
MaxML-EC
HGS
0.13
0.17
0.438
Age
0.11
0.1
0.289
Sex (M vs W)
2.88
4.32
0.506
HGS: sex (M vs W)
–0.15
0.21
0.458
BMI
–0.04
0.15
0.813
HGS, hand grip strength; BMI, Body mass index; TUG, Timed Up and Go; TUG cog, Timed Up and Go cognitive; M, men; W, women; SP, total path length; SPML, statokinesiogram path length; MaxML, maximal COP displacement from point 0 in the X direction; EO, eyes open; EC, eyes closed.
