TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between vision, hearing, and olfactory impairment with handgrip strength
AU - Gopinath, Bamini
AU - Liew, Gerald
AU - Burlutsky, George
AU - Mitchell, Paul
PY - 2020/8/1
Y1 - 2020/8/1
N2 - Objectives: We aimed to assess the cross-sectional associations between sensory impairments (vision, hearing, and/or olfactory loss) and handgrip strength. Method: In the Blue Mountains Eye Study, 947 participants aged 65+ years had handgrip strength measured using a dynamometer. Visual impairment was defined as visual acuity <20/40 (better eye), and hearing impairment as average pure-tone air conduction threshold >25 dBHL (500-4,000 Hz). Olfaction was measured using the San Diego Odor Identification Test. Results: Marginally significant associations between sensory impairment and handgrip strength were observed after multivariable adjustment. For example, women with two or three sensory impairments had lower adjusted mean handgrip strength (17.47 ± 0.5 kg) versus women who had no sensory loss (18.59 ± 0.3 kg; p =.06) or only one sensory impairment (18.58 ± 0.3 kg; p =.05), respectively. No significant associations were observed in men. Discussion: Women who had multiple sensory impairments had reduced muscle strength as indicated by ~1.1 kg lower mean handgrip strength.
AB - Objectives: We aimed to assess the cross-sectional associations between sensory impairments (vision, hearing, and/or olfactory loss) and handgrip strength. Method: In the Blue Mountains Eye Study, 947 participants aged 65+ years had handgrip strength measured using a dynamometer. Visual impairment was defined as visual acuity <20/40 (better eye), and hearing impairment as average pure-tone air conduction threshold >25 dBHL (500-4,000 Hz). Olfaction was measured using the San Diego Odor Identification Test. Results: Marginally significant associations between sensory impairment and handgrip strength were observed after multivariable adjustment. For example, women with two or three sensory impairments had lower adjusted mean handgrip strength (17.47 ± 0.5 kg) versus women who had no sensory loss (18.59 ± 0.3 kg; p =.06) or only one sensory impairment (18.58 ± 0.3 kg; p =.05), respectively. No significant associations were observed in men. Discussion: Women who had multiple sensory impairments had reduced muscle strength as indicated by ~1.1 kg lower mean handgrip strength.
KW - Blue Mountains Eye Study
KW - handgrip strength
KW - sensory impairment
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U2 - 10.1177/0898264319843724
DO - 10.1177/0898264319843724
M3 - Article
C2 - 30983468
AN - SCOPUS:85064592803
SN - 0898-2643
VL - 32
SP - 654
EP - 659
JO - Journal of Aging and Health
JF - Journal of Aging and Health
IS - 7-8
ER -