Prevalence of muscle weakness based on different diagnostic criteria in community-dwelling older adults: A comparison of grip strength dynamometers

Geriatrics & Gerontology International
Miji Kim, Shoji Shinkai

Abstract

The present study compared the performance of the Jamar and Smedley dynamometers for the measurement of grip strength, and the two dynamometers were used to determine the prevalence rate of weakness in a large, community-dwelling, older adult population, based on different diagnostic criteria. A total of 467 community-dwelling older adults aged 69-89 years were recruited into the study. Grip strength was measured with two dynamometers; the Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer was used as the reference device. To assess agreement between grip strength measurements by the two dynamometers, linear regression and Bland-Altman analyses were carried out. In a comparison of the dynamometers, high coefficients of determination (R2 ) were obtained for grip strength (R2 = 0.80, standard error of the estimate 2.68 kg in male participants, and R2 = 0.75, standard error of the estimate = 1.95 kg in female participants). There was systematic bias with underestimation of grip strength (bias 3.09 kg, 95% confidence interval 2.77 to 3.41 for men; bias 2.60 kg, 95% confidence interval 2.31 to 2.89 for women) by the Smedley dynamometer. In both sexes, no proportional bias was noted between the two dynamometers for measurement of grip strength (r = 0....Continue Reading

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