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Arm muscle area is correlated to handgrip strength in postmenopausal women
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Objective To analyze the correlation between arm muscle area and handgrip strength among postmenopausal community dwelling low-income women in order to provide an easy anthropometric indicator to assess muscle mass quantity and quality.Methods This was a cross-sectional study involving postmenopausal women (n = 171) from three urban-marginal communities of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Corrected arm muscle area was calculated using the Frisancho formula. Dynapenia was defined as HGS < 16 kg. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was calculated at a 5% significance level to test the correlation between corrected arm muscle area and handgrip strength.Results Median (interquartile range: IQR) age of the sample was 72.0 years (17.0). The median of corrected arm muscle area was 34.8 cm2 (20.7). The overall prevalence of dynapenia was 57.9% (n = 99). There was a significant decreasing trend with age regarding all anthropometric characteristics and handgrip strength, as well as a higher prevalence of dynapenia with age. For the whole sample, a statistically significant positive correlation was found between corrected arm muscle area and handgrip strength [r = 0.267; p < .001].Conclusion: There was a significant yet weak positive correlation between corrected arm muscle area and handgrip strength in this postmenopausal sample. There is a need for additional research in this regard.
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Anthropometry remains the cornerstone of nutritional assessment due to its accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and validated clinical value.
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- Álvarez-Córdova, L. R., Artacho, R., Chedraui, P., Arteaga-Pazmiño, C., Sánchez-Briones, M., & Ruiz-López, M. D.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Universidad Espíritu Santo (EC)
- University of Guayaquil (EC)
- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España
- Corresponding author
- Álvarez-Córdova, Ludwig R.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Gynecological Endocrinology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2024-11
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 2420937-2420937
- ISSN
- 0951-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1473-0766
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- W4403979461
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- 3
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1
- FWCI
- 0.86
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Gynecological Endocrinology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
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- Funders
- Universidad de Granada
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Keywords
- arm muscle area, grip strength, dynapenia, postmenopausal women, muscle mass, muscle quality, anthropometric indicators, low-income women, aging
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anthropometry, Arm, Cross-Sectional Studies, Ecuador, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Postmenopause, Muscle, Skeletal, Hand Strength, Sarcopenia
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