title: Association between handgrip strength and cognitive impairment in elderly Koreans: a population-based cross-sectional study.
abstract: [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between handgrip strength and mild cognitive impairment in elderly adults. [Subjects] Study participants included 2,982 adults (1,366 males and 1,616 females), aged 65 years or older. [Methods] This population-based cross-sectional study used the baseline database from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing. [Results] The odds ratio for mild cognitive impairment showed a significant linear decrease in relation to the quartile of handgrip strength, independent of potential covariates, in both men and women. Moreover, after excluding incident cases of mild cognitive impairment, the results showed that greater handgrip strength was associated with higher cognitive function scores in the elderly. [Conclusion] The findings presented here suggest that handgrip strength is associated with a risk of mild cognitive impairment in the Korean elderly. Moreover, greater handgrip strength is associated with higher cognitive function in cognitively normal elderly individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ocean Physical Education, College of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Junghoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Cognitive function; Elderly; Handgrip strength
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