Association between Basal Metabolic Rate and Handgrip Strength in Older Koreans

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

HyeSun Lee¹  Yu-Jin Kwon²  Ji-Won Lee³  Sung-Kwan Oh³  Da-Hye Son³ 

[1] Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Department of Research Affairs, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;Department of Family Medicine, Yong-In Severance Hospital, 23 Yongmunno (405 Yeokbuk-dong), Gyeonggi 17046, Korea;Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;

关键词: hand strength;    muscle strength dynamometer;    basal metabolic rate;    sarcopenia;    koreans;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph16224377

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We investigated the relationship between the basal metabolic rate (BMR) and muscle strength through measurement of handgrip strength. We conducted a cross-sectional study of a population representative of older Korean from the 2014−2016 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. A total of 2512 community-dwelling men and women aged 65 years and older were included. The BMR was calculated with the Singapore equation and handgrip strength was measured using a digital dynamometer. The patients were categorized into handgrip strength quartiles and a weighted one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for continuous variables and a weighted chi-squared test for categorical variables were performed. Pearson, Spearman correlation analysis, univariate, and multivariate linear regression were performed. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was also performed to determine the association between basal metabolic rate and handgrip strength quartiles after adjusting for confounding factors. The BMR increased according to handgrip strength quartile after adjusting for age, BMI, relative fat mass, comorbidity number, resistance exercise, aerobic physical activity, household income, educational level, smoking status, and alcohol ingestion in both sexes (p < 0.001). Handgrip strength has a positive association with the BMR in older Korean people. Therefore, muscle strength exercises should be considered for regulating the BMR in the older people.

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