Normal gait speed, grip strength and thirty seconds chair stand test among older Indians

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• 作者：Venugopalan Gunasekaran^a ; Joyita Banerjee^a ; Sada Nand Dwivedi^b ; Ashish Datt Upadhyay^b ; Prashun Chatterjee^a ; ^{drprasun.geriatrics@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Aparajit Ballav Dey^a
• 刊名：Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November-December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：67
• 期：Complete
• 页码：171-178
• 全文大小：1668 K

文摘

Gait speed, maximum grip strength and thirty seconds chair stand test are quick, reliable measures of functional capacity in older adults. The objective of this study was to develop normative data of the said parameters, which is lacking in older Indians.

Methodology

In a cross sectional study, 723 participants of ≥60 years without any morbidity, were recruited with written consent at Geriatric Medicine clinic of All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi. Time taken to walk comfortably (4 m) was taken as Gait speed. Maximum grip strength was assessed by using dynamometer by pressing it for 3 times in each hand, and the best of six values noted. Thirty second chair stand was assessed by the number of repetitions to stand and sit from a chair in thirty second.

Result

The Cut-off (25th percentile) of gait speed for both male and female in all age group was 0.6 m/s. The Cut-off for maximum grip strength in 60–65 years, 66–70 years and >70 years for male were 20, 15 and 15 and for females were 8, 6 and 6 in kg, respectively. The Cut-off for thirty second chair stand test in 60–65 years, 66–70 years and >70 years for male were 10, 9 and 8 and for females was 8, 8 and 7, respectively.

Conclusion

These normative data would be useful to the clinicians and researcher as Indian reference value, which is less as compared to western data. Community based multi-centre study is needed.