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Associations of Handgrip Strength and Handgrip Strength Asymmetry With Depression in the Elderly in Korea: A Cross-sectional Study

  • Hurh, Kyungduk (Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Yoonsik (Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Gyu Ri (Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jang, Sung-In (Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Eun-Cheol (Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2020.07.06
  • Accepted : 2020.12.14
  • Published : 2021.01.31

Abstract

Objectives: Recent studies have suggested that assessing handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry together with HGS may be helpful for evaluating problems in geriatric patients. This study aimed to identify whether HGS asymmetry, weakness, or both were associated with depression in Korean older adults. Methods: This study included 4274 subjects from the sixth and seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Depression was measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The maximum HGS of the dominant hand was used as a representative value. HGS symmetry was categorized by the ratio of the HGS of the dominant hand to that of non-dominant hand. The odds ratio (OR) for depression was calculated according to the HGS and its symmetry. Results: In total, 240 (12.5%) men and 534 (22.7%) women had depression. HGS or HGS asymmetry showed no statistically significant associations with depression in elderly men. Elevated odds of depression were observed in elderly women with low HGS (OR, 1.93; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.33 to 2.81) or prominent HGS asymmetry (OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.02 to 2.08). There was a positive additive interaction between asymmetric HGS and weakness, as women with low and prominently asymmetric HGS showed higher odds of depression (OR, 3.77; 95% CI, 2.16 to 6.59) than women with high and symmetric HGS. Conclusions: Depression in elderly Korean women was associated with both low and asymmetric HGS. Our findings support the potential value of HGS asymmetry as an indicator of HGS.

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