Hand grip strength before and after SARS-CoV-2 infection in community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and decreased hand grip strength (HGS).

Design

Longitudinal population-based study.

Setting

Community-dwelling older adults (aged ≥60 years) living in a rural Ecuadorian village struck by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Participants

Of 282 enrolled individuals, 254 (90%) finished the study.

Measurements

HGS was measured 3 months before (January 2020) and 9 months after the introduction of the virus into the population (January 2021). SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing was performed in two rounds: in May-June (early) and September-November (late), 2020. An independent association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and HGS decline was assessed by fitting linear mixed models for longitudinal data. Changes in HGS

SUBMITTER: Del Brutto OH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8447376 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature