Muscle strength is associated with COVID‐19 hospitalization in adults 50 years of age or older
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- Cheval, Boris ORCID University of Geneva
- Sieber, Stefan ORCID University of Geneva
- Maltagliati, Silvio ORCID University of Grenoble
- Millet, Gregoire P. ORCID University of Lausanne
- Formánek, Tomáš ORCID University of Cambridge UK
- Chalabaev, Aïna ORCID University of Grenoble
- Cullati, Stéphane ORCID University of Fribourg
- Boisgontier, Matthieu P. ORCID School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- 06.08.2021
Published in:
- Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. - 2021, vol. 12, no. 5, p. 1136-1143
English
Background Weak muscle strength has been associated with a wide range of adverse health outcomes. Yet, whether individuals with weaker muscle strength are more at risk for hospitalization due to severe COVID-19 is still unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the independent association between muscle strength and COVID-19 hospitalization. Methods Data from adults 50 years of age or older were analysed using logistic models adjusted for several chronic conditions, body-mass index, age, and sex. Hand-grip strength was repeatedly measured between 2004 and 2017 using a handheld dynamometer. COVID-19 hospitalization during the lockdown was self-reported in summer 2020 and was used as an indicator of COVID-19 severity. Results The study was based on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and included 3600 older adults (68.8 ± 8.8 years, 2044 female), among whom 316 were tested positive for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (8.8%), and 83 (2.3%) were hospitalized due to COVID-19. Results showed that higher grip strength was associated with a lower risk of COVID-19 hospitalization [adjusted odds ratio (OR) per
increase of 1 standard deviation in grip strength = 0.64, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 0.45–0.87, P = 0.015]. Results also showed that age (OR for a 10 -year period = 1.70, 95% CI = 1.32–2.20, P < 0.001) and obesity (OR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.00–3.69, P = 0.025) were associated with higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization. Sensitivity analyses using different measurements of grip strength as well as robustness analyses based on rare-events logistic regression and a different sample of participants (i.e. COVID-19 patients) were consistent with the main results.
Conclusions Muscle strength is an independent risk factor for COVID-19 severity in adults 50 years of age or older.
increase of 1 standard deviation in grip strength = 0.64, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 0.45–0.87, P = 0.015]. Results also showed that age (OR for a 10 -year period = 1.70, 95% CI = 1.32–2.20, P < 0.001) and obesity (OR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.00–3.69, P = 0.025) were associated with higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization. Sensitivity analyses using different measurements of grip strength as well as robustness analyses based on rare-events logistic regression and a different sample of participants (i.e. COVID-19 patients) were consistent with the main results.
Conclusions Muscle strength is an independent risk factor for COVID-19 severity in adults 50 years of age or older.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Master en médecine
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Pathology, clinical medicine
- License
- CC BY-NC
- Open access status
- gold
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- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/313190
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