Relationship between handgrip strength and timed up-and-go test on hospitalization costs in older adults: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Weak handgrip strength and slow timed up-and-go (TUG) time are known risk factors for hospitalization among older adults; however, few studies have investigated the relationships between these physical tests and future hospitalization costs.

Methods

We used data from 13,613 participants in the population-based Singapore Chinese Health Study who underwent assessment for handgrip strength and TUG time at a mean age of 74 years. Hospitalization costs for the subsequent year, among those who survived for at least one year thereafter, were ascertained via linkage with administrative healthcare finance data. We analyzed costs using a two-part model that contained a probit regression model in the first part, and a generalized linear regression model with gamma distributi

SUBMITTER: Chua KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760691 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature