Prevalence and factors associated with dynapenia among middle-aged and elderly people in rural southern China

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To estimate the prevalence of dynapenia and examine potential risk factors for dynapenia using a sample of rural middle-aged and elderly Chinese. A cross-sectional study of 253 Chinese adults aged 50 years and older was conducted from June to August in 2022 in Nanjing. A questionnaire was used to collect data on all socioeconomic variables. Body weight, height, body fat percentage, grip strength, waist circumference, calf circumference, and gait speed were measured. The prevalence of dynapenia was 69.6 %, 62.3 % in men and 72.7 % in women respectively. Binary logistic regressions indicated significant associations between dynapenia and age (odds ratio [OR] = 2.59; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.63, 4.12; p < 0.001), educational level (OR = 0.55; 95 % CI 0.38, 0.80; p = 0.002). Dynapenia was prevalent among rural middle-aged and elderly people in southern China. Age and lower education level were both associated with dynapenia. Nutrition and physical activity should be strongly recommended as important strategies to maintain and improve muscle strength.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Preventive medicine reports - 38(2024) vom: 14. Feb., Seite 102630

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Wanqing [VerfasserIn]
Tong, Jiali [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Zhiyu [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Mao [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Yimin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Hua [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

China
Dynapenia
Elderly people
Journal Article
Muscle strength
Risk factors
Rural residents

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Date Revised 21.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102630

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368652203