[New tables on hand strength in the adult population from Teruel]. / Nuevas tablas de fuerza de la mano para población adulta de Teruel.

OBJECTIVE: To elaborate the predicted values of hand strength in the adult population from the health care area of Teruel. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The population residing in the health care area of Teruel, aged > or = 20 years, with no physical disability precluding the performance of the different tests and voluntarily willing to participate. The subjects are weighed and measured barefoot, naked chest, and the body mass index is calculated. The hand strength is measured by means of a dynamometer with extended arms, parallel to the body and without support. The determinations are performed for both hands with a rest lasting few seconds between them and recording the highest value for each hand. Tables are elaborated for both genders, by age decades, with the corresponding percentiles for values of the right hand, left hand, and average values for each hand. RESULTS: A total of 2,270 cases were valid; 1,113 men, 1,157 women, with mean age of 62 and 55 years, respectively. The strength is higher at the right hand than in the left one, for both men and women, with average value of 27.5 kg (3-57) in men and 16.7 (1-44) in women. The highest values are found between ages 20 and 40 years, decreasing by 8% per decade. We found a relationship between mean strength and body mass index (r = 0.179, p = 0.0003 in men and r = -0.095, p = 0.001 in women). CONCLUSIONS: We elaborated tables of predicted values that will allow assessing the nutritional status of our population from a functional perspective and detecting its deviation. Strength is progressively lost from 50 years and on. There is a relationship between hand strength and nutritional status assessed by body mass index.

Nuevas tablas de fuerza de la mano para población adulta de Teruel / New tables on hand stregth in the adult population from teruel

Objetivo: Construir tablas de valores teóricos de fuerza de la mano para la población adulta del Área Sanitaria de Teruel. Material y Método: Población residente en el Área Sanitaria de Teruel con edad ≥ 20 años, sin incapacidad física para realizar las pruebas y que voluntariamente desean participar. Se tallan y pesan descalzos, con tórax desnudo y se calcula el índice de masa corporal. La fuerza de la mano se mide con dinamómetro con el brazo en extensión, paralelo al cuerpo y sin apoyo. Se hacen dos determinaciones para cada mano dejando descansar unos segundos entre ellas y anotando el valor máximo para cada mano. Se construyen tablas para ambos sexos, por décadas de edad, con los percentiles correspondientes para valores de mano derecha, mano izquierda y valor medio de ambas manos. Resultados: Un total de 2.270 casos fueron válidos; 1.113 hombres, 1.157 mujeres con edades medias de 62 y 55 años respectivamente. La fuerza es mayor en la mano derecha que en la izquierda, en ambos sexos con una media de 27,5 kg (3-57) para hombres y de 16,7 (1-44) para mujeres. Los valores máximos se encuentra en los 20 a los 40 años comenzado a descender más de un 8% por década. Encontramos relación entre la fuerza media y el índice de masa corporal (r = 0,179, p = 0,0003 para hombres y r = -0,095. p = 0,001 en mujeres). Conclusiones: Se construyen tablas teóricas que van a posibilitar evaluar el estado nutricional de nuestra población desde un punto de vista funcional y detectar su desviación. La fuerza se pierde de forma progresiva a partir de los 50 años. Hay relación entre la fuerza de la mano y el estado nutricional valorado por el índice de masa corporal (AU)

Objective: To elaborate the predicted values of hand strength in the adult population from the health care area of Teruel. Material and Methods: The population residing in the health care area of Teruel, aged ≥ 20 years, with no physical disability precluding the performance of the different tests and voluntarily willing to participate. The subjects are weighed and measured barefoot, naked chest, and the body mass index is calculated. The hand strength is measured by means of a dynamometer with extended arms, parallel to the body and without support. The determinations are performed for both hands with a rest lasting few seconds between them and recording the highest value for each hand. Tables are elaborated for both genders, by age decades, with the corresponding percentiles for values of the right hand, left hand, and average values for each hand. Results: A total of 2,270 cases were valid; 1,113 men, 1,157 women, with mean age of 62 and 55 years, respectively. The strength is higher at the right hand than in the left one, for both men and women, with average value of 27.5 kg (3-57) in men and 16.7 (1- 44) in women. The highest values are found between ages 20 and 40 years, decreasing by 8% per decade. We found a relationship between mean strength and body mass index (r = 0.179, p = 0.0003 in men and r = -0.095, p = 0.001 in women). Conclusion: We elaborated tables of predicted values that will allow assessing the nutritional status of our population from a functional perspective and detecting its deviation. Strength is progressively lost from 50 years and on. There is a relationship between hand strength and nutritional status assessed by body mass index (AU)