{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["28(2)"],"submitter":["Zevallos A"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Sarcopenia is a musculoskeletal disease involving the reduction of muscle mass, strength, and performance. Handgrip strength (HGS) measurements included in frailty assessments are great biomarkers of aging and are related to functional deficits. We assessed the association between potential influencing factors and HGS asymmetry in older Peruvian adults.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a database of the Peruvian Naval Medical Center &quot;Cirujano Santiago Távara&quot; located in Callao, Peru. All the patients included were ≥60 years old and had an HGS measurement in the dominant and non-dominant hand.<h4>Results</h4>From a total of 1,468 patients, 74.66% had HGS asymmetry. After adjustment, calf circumference weakness (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR]=1.08; 95% confidence interval"],"journal":["Annals of geriatric medicine and research"],"pagination":["184-191"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11217652"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Evaluation of Factors Influencing Handgrip Strength Asymmetry in Older Peruvian Adults."],"pmcid":["PMC11217652"],"pubmed_authors":["Zevallos A","Camacho-Caballero K","Gutierrez-Baca W","Runzer-Colmenares FM","Pajuelo-Vasquez R","Chambergo-Michilot D","Corcuera-Ciudad R","Goicochea-Romero P","Parodi JF"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Evaluation of Factors Influencing Handgrip Strength Asymmetry in Older Peruvian Adults.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Sarcopenia is a musculoskeletal disease involving the reduction of muscle mass, strength, and performance. Handgrip strength (HGS) measurements included in frailty assessments are great biomarkers of aging and are related to functional deficits. We assessed the association between potential influencing factors and HGS asymmetry in older Peruvian adults.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a database of the Peruvian Naval Medical Center &quot;Cirujano Santiago Távara&quot; located in Callao, Peru. All the patients included were ≥60 years old and had an HGS measurement in the dominant and non-dominant hand.<h4>Results</h4>From a total of 1,468 patients, 74.66% had HGS asymmetry. After adjustment, calf circumference weakness (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR]=1.08; 95% confidence interval","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jun","modification":"2025-04-06T00:12:50.175Z","creation":"2025-04-06T00:12:50.175Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11217652","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38486469"],"doi":["10.4235/agmr.23.0194"]}}