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Comparison of Muscle Strength and The Ability of Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults Requiring Care With and Without Hypertension

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: muscle strength, physical function, and ADL capacity.Therefore, it is necessary to clarify whether the muscle mass, muscle strength, physical function, and ADL capacity of older adults requiring care for hypertension are lower than those of older adults requiring care without hypertension.Despite this, limited research has compared these parameters between older adults requiring care Abstract Objectives: Few studies have examined whether older adults requiring care who have hypertension have lower muscle mass, muscle strength, physical function, and activities of daily living (ADL) capacity than those without hypertension.Methods: This study included 163 participants aged ≥65 years who required care.The appendicular muscle mass was measured using bioelectrical impedance analysis.Handgrip and leg muscle strength (LMS) were used to assess muscle strength, and short physical performance batteries were used to assess physical function.The ADL capacity was evaluated using the Barthel Index.Participants were divided into two groups based on the absence or presence of hypertension (non-HY and HY groups, respectively).Results: LMS and ADL capacity were significantly lower in HY group than that in non-HY group.Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that LMS and ADL capacity were significantly associated with the absence or presence of hypertension, even after adjusting for confounding factors (p < 0.05).Moreover, LMS was a significant independent predictor of ADL capacity (bathing and ascending and descending stairs, p < 0.05).Conclusions: These results suggest that maintaining or improving LMS may help preserve ADL capacity in older adults requiring care who have hypertension.

Source: Journal of Frailty Sarcopenia and Falls

DOI: 10.22540/jfsf-10-157

Authors: Daisuke Takagi, Masatoshi Kageyama

Institutions: Tokoha University, Hamamatsu University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Nutrition and Health in Aging

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $161