Association between grip strength, rapid gait speed and cognition in people aged 50 and above in Shanghai during 2009-2010
10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200714-01003
- VernacularTitle:2009—2010年上海市50岁及以上人群握力、快速步行速度与认知功能的关联性研究
- Author:
Ye RUAN
1
;
Yan SHI
;
Yanfei GUO
;
Shuangyuan SUN
;
Zhezhou HUANG
;
Yuzhuo WANG
;
Yang ZHENG
;
Fan WU
Author Information
1. 上海市疾病预防控制中心慢性非传染病与伤害防治所 200336
- Keywords:
Hand strength;
Cognition;
Aged;
Cross-sectional study;
Gait speed
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2020;54(12):1414-1420
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the association between grip strength, rapid gait speed and cognition in people aged 50 and above in Shanghai.Methods:Cross-sectional data was collected from the World Health Organization (WHO) study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE) wave 1 (2009-2010). A questionnaire survey was conducted among 8 643 participants aged 50 years old and above selected by using multistage random cluster sampling strategies in Shanghai. Factor analysis was applied to evaluate and generate cognitive function overall score.Association between grip strength, rapid gait speed and cognition was examined by a two-level hierarchical linear model.Results:A total of 8 175 participants were included in this study, who were (62.9±9.7) years old, including 3 782 (46.3%) males. The average grip strength and rapid gait speed of participants were (27.46±12.01) kg and (1.44±0.43) m/s respectively. The average scores of verbal recall (VR), verbal fluency (VF), forward digit span (FDS), backward digit span (BDS) and total cognitive scores were (5.72±0.09), (12.67±0.35), (6.84±0.10), (4.32±0.14) and (60.50±0.95) respectively. Grip strength was positively associated with VR, VF, FDS, BDS and overall cognition (standardized β =0.036, 0.079, 0.042, 0.046 and 0.043 respectively, P<0.05), and rapid gait speed was also positively associated with VR, VF and overall cognition (standardized β=0.040, 0.031, 0.039 respectively, P<0.05) after adjusted for age, sex, residence, education level, marital status, household income, co-morbidity of chronic conditions, BMI, drinking, smoking, fruits, vegetables intake and physical activities. Conclusion:Grip strength and rapid gait speed are both positively associated with cognitive function of people aged 50 and above, which would be indicators to evaluate their cognition.
