Handgrip Strength Deviation of Weakness and Asymmetry on the Risk of Depression among Middle Aged and Older Adults

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmhs.202605203

Author(s)

Peiwen Wang1, Hongzhao Wang2,*

Affiliation(s)

1Department of Public Physical Education, Nong'an County No.3 Middle School, Changchun, Jilin, China 2Department of Physical Education, Huainan Normal University, Huainan, Anhui, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study aims to explore the interaction between all characteristics of handgrip (HGS) decline and gender on the risk of depression. Use Wave 2 and Wave 3 of the National Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) for a two-year follow-up. 4,002 middle elderly individuals aged 45 and above, were selected from CHARLS, spanning from 2013 (Wave 2) to 2015 (Wave 3). After two years follow up, the HGS of 49.6% participants exhibited variations. HGS deviation of weakness and asymmetry is highly correlated with depression risk, and there is a trend of escalating risk for depression correlating with diminished HGS, with women exhibiting a more pronounced trend compared to men (Log rank test: Chi square = 82.502, p < 0.01). The combined effects of weakness and asymmetryis can be utilized to assess how varying levels of HGS influence depression differently based on gender factors.

Keywords

HGS Deviation; Weak; Asymmetry; Risk of Depression

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