Erschienen in:
18.12.2015
Association of grip strength, upper arm circumference, and waist circumference with dementia in older adults of the wise study: A cross-sectional analysis
verfasst von:
Hui Lin Ong, S. H. S. Chang, E. Abdin, J. A. Vaingankar, A. Jeyagurunathan, S. Shafie, H. Magadi, S. A. Chong, M. Subramaniam
Erschienen in:
The journal of nutrition, health & aging
|
Ausgabe 10/2016
Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhalten
Abstract
Objective
We examined the associations of handgrip strength, upper arm circumference, and waist circumference with dementia among Singapore older adults.
Design
Cross-sectional epidemiological study.
Setting
Residential homes, day care centres, nursing homes and institutions.
Participants
2,565 men and women aged 60 years and above who participated in the Well-being of the Singapore Elderly (WiSE) study in 2013.
Measurements
Socio-demographic correlates, dietary habits, health behaviours, grip strength, upper arm circumference, and waist circumference were collected. Grip strength was measured using a hand dynamometer with the dominant hand. Upper arm circumference was measured using a measuring tape around the thickest part of the upper arm while waist circumference measured in centimetres was measured at the narrowest part of the body between the chest and hips for women, and measured at the level of the umbilicus for men. Dementia was diagnosed using the 10/66 dementia diagnostic criteria.
Results
Mean grip strength was 13.07 kg (SE=0.60) for people with dementia and 21.98 kg (SE=0.26) for people without dementia. After adjusting for all factors, grip strength remained significantly associated with dementia (p <0.0001). Upper arm circumference was associated with dementia (p <0.0001) but this association was only significant in the univariate analysis. Waist circumference was not significantly associated with dementia.
Conclusions
Lower grip strength was independently associated with dementia in the older adult population in Singapore. Further research needs to be done to ascertain whether this association exists for specific types of dementia and look into the relationship of other anthropometric measurements with dementia in Singapore.