Relationship between lung function and grip strength in older hospitalized patients: a pilot study

Holmes, S. J. I.; Allen, Stephen; Roberts, Helen

doi:10.2147/copd.s120721

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“…Besides gender, we also found the following covariates in our research: age, height, PP, and age and height. These covariates were consistent with those in some other investigations [7,9]. Some studies revealed that BMI is an important factor influencing FVC in elderly men [30], and others have reported that waist circumference is positively correlated with FVC and FEV1 in male children [30].…”

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“…For example, some researchers have claimed that HGS is associated with the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) subjects [12], while other studies have shown that HGS has no association with lung function but may be associated with the quality of life in COPD patients [8,11]. More studies have suggested that HGS is positively correlated with parameters of lung function, such as maximum inspiratory pressure [13], forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1 [14] and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) [7]. A cohort study of healthy adolescents revealed that HGS is associated with pulmonary function, and physical activity is not [15].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most studies on the correlation between pulmonary function and HGS have focused on small samples of individuals with pulmonary disease, stroke, diabetes or other diseases [7][8][9][10][11][12]. Less attention has been paid to analyse the association between HGS and pulmonary function among the healthy Chinese Han population.…”

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Better pulmonary function is associated with increased handgrip strength in a healthy Chinese Han population

Chen

Liu

Wang

et al. 2019

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Background: The association between handgrip strength (HGS) and pulmonary function is still controversial, and this relationship has not yet been established among the healthy Chinese Han population.Methods: Data from 1519 healthy Han community dwellers in Beijing were analysed. Subjects were divided into two groups by age: the younger group (<60 years) and the elderly group (≥60 years). Bivariate correlation tests were run between parameters, and variables with a correlation coefficient ǀrǀ≥0.30 and p<0.01 were considered to be significantly correlated. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to adjust covariates in the relationship between HGS and pulmonary function.Results: The study included 623 males and 896 females. The values of HGS were greater in males than in females (40.2 kg vs 25.0 kg, p<0.01) and greater in the younger group than in the elderly group (33.3 kg vs 27.6 kg, p<0.01). HGS and parameters of pulmonary function were highly negatively correlated with age, especially forced expiratory volume in 1 second (r=-0.55, p<0.01), forced expiratory volume in 2 second (r=-0.53, p<0.01) and forced vital capacity (FVC) (r=-0.50, p<0.01). Parameters of pulmonary function were positively associated with HGS, especially the maximum value of vital capacity (VC max) (r=-0.72, p<0.01), forced expiratory volume in 3 second (FEV 3) (r=0.70, p<0.01) and FVC (r=0.69, p<0.01). Therefore, we selected VC max, FEV 3 and FVC as three representative parameters to analyse the relationship between HGS and pulmonary function. In the relationship between HGS and pulmonary function, in addition to gender and age, there were other covariates: height, pulse pressure and systolic blood pressure. After adjusting covariates in the multiple linear regression analysis, the standardized coefficients of HGS on VC max were 0.254 in males and 0.175 in females, and the standardized coefficients of HGS on FVC were 0.225 in males and 0.182 in females.Conclusions: Pulmonary function and HGS were both declined with age. HGS was an independent factor that affected pulmonary function, apart from age. Training in HGS may help to improve pulmonary function in healthy people.

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Better pulmonary function is associated with increased handgrip strength in a healthy Chinese Han population

Chen

Liu

Wang

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“…Our results are consistent with those of previous studies that found that handgrip strength as a measurement of sarcopenia may indicate a decrease in pulmonary function in older people. 13,14 Positive associations were found between handgrip strength and maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) in bivariate correlation analysis of 62 Turkish nursing home residents with a mean age of 70.5, but only MIP was significantly associated with handgrip strength in the multiple linear regression analysis. 13 More recently, the relationship between handgrip strength and pulmonary function was studied in 50 individuals older than 70 in an acute medical ward.…”

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Relationship Between Handgrip Strength and Pulmonary Function in Apparently Healthy Older Women

Son

Yoo

Cho

et al. 2018

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…Most studies are reported on the relations between HGS and spirometric indices in the elderly (Holmes et al. ; Son et al. ).…”

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Prediction of lung function using handgrip strength in healthy young adults

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Positive association between physical activity and spirometry has been reported to be possibly attributed to handgrip strength (HGS), particularly in the elderly. However, the nature of the association between HGS and lung function in young adults is still unclear. This study investigated the prediction of lung function using HGS in young adults. A cross‐sectional analytical study was carried out on four hundred (400) apparently healthy medical students who are aged 16–30 years. Handgrip strength (dominant and nondominant) and lung function (FEV 1, FVC and PEFR) of these students were assessed using Jamar dynamometer and a portable spirometer, respectively. Data were analyzed using inferential statistics. Independent t‐test showed that the mean values of HGS and lung function of the males were significantly higher than the females (P < 0.0005). The relationship between HGS and lung function indices was significant (P < 0.0005) in all the participants but strongest for FEV 1 (r = 0.64). The regression analysis showed that in addition to gender and height, HGS was a significant (P < 0.0005) predictor of lung function. Regression equations were also proposed for the prediction of these lung function indices using HGS, gender and height. This study is the first to report HGS as a significant predictor of pulmonary function in healthy young adults living in a low‐resource country. Hence, its use could enhance medical practice in being an indicator of lung function status in healthy young adults.

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Relationship between lung function and grip strength in older hospitalized patients: a pilot study

Cited by 19 publications

References 33 publications

Better pulmonary function is associated with increased handgrip strength in a healthy Chinese Han population

Better pulmonary function is associated with increased handgrip strength in a healthy Chinese Han population

Relationship Between Handgrip Strength and Pulmonary Function in Apparently Healthy Older Women

Prediction of lung function using handgrip strength in healthy young adults

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