Association of Anthropometric and Nutrition Status Indicators with Hand Grip Strength and Gait Speed in Older Adults.

Joana MendesCláudia AfonsoPedro MoreiraPatrícia PadrãoAlejandro SantosNuno BorgesRita NegrãoTeresa F Amaral

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2018)

In older adults, lower values of height and calf circumference, as well as higher waist circumference, were associated with both low GS and HGS. Lower values of mid-arm muscle circumference were also associated with low values of both functional parameters only in men. The risk for undernutrition/undernutrition was more strongly associated with low GS than with low HGS in both women and men.

Keyphrases

body mass index
physical activity
body weight
middle aged
body composition
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
pregnant women
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
pregnancy outcomes