Nur Luthfiatus Solikah, Awang Firmansyah, Nur Shanti Retno Pembayun, Hapsari Shinta Citra Puspita Dewi, Dhevano Taruna Putra Suhadak, Jose V Garcia Jimenez, Muhammad Reza Aziz Prasetya, Andika Bayu Putro
As you age, body composition will also change, with muscle mass decreasing and fat mass increasing. Handgrip strength and adductor muscle strength have been identified as indicators of older people’s health used to represent overall strength and muscle mass. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between handgrip strength and adductor muscle strength with muscle mass and fat mass in older people. The present study used a cross-sectional research method. The subjects consisted of thirty-two older women with the following characteristics: age 64.65 ± 7.18 years, height 148.65 ± 5.38 cm, body mass 60.43 ± 9.32 kg, BMI 27.40 ± 4.47 kg/m2. The body composition test used the Inbody 270. Meanwhile, the handgrip strength test used the Handgrip device, and the adductor muscle strength test used the ForceFrame system. The analysis was conducted using SPSS version 27 software, with the data normality test being performed using the one-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test method (p-value > 0.05). Pearson correlation was employed to analyse the relationship between two variables (p-value < 0.05). Based on the data obtained, it was found that there was a substantial correlation between right and left handgrip strength and right (p-value: 0.026, r-value: 0.392) and left (p-value: 0.021, r-value: 0.408) arm muscle mass. Additionally, a significant correlation was observed between right adductor muscle strength and right leg muscle mass (p-value: 0.034, r-value: 0.375), but left adductor muscle strength was not correlated with left leg muscle mass. Meanwhile, handgrip and adductor muscle strength were not found to be correlated with fat mass. This study proves that right and left handgrip strength, as well as right adductor muscle strength, are associated with muscle mass in the elderly. The greater the muscle mass, the higher the handgrip strength and adductor muscle strength. However, due to the limited number of subjects, further research with a larger sample size is needed. © Solikah, N. L., Firmansyah, A., Pembayun, N. S. R., Dewi, H. S. C. P., Suhadak, D. T. P., Jimenez, J. V. G., Prasetya, M. R. A., & Putro, A. B., 2025.
Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Jalan Lidah Wetan no.1., Jawa Timur, 60213, Indonesia; Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Jl. Lidah Wetan, Lidah Wetan, Kec. Lakarsantri, Jawa Timur, Kota Surabaya, 60213, Indonesia; School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Jalan Lidah Wetan no.1., Jawa Timur, 60213, Indonesia; Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Jl. Lidah Wetan, Lidah Wetan, Kec. Lakarsantri, Jawa Timur, Kota Surabaya, 60213, Indonesia; Faculty of education, University Murcia, Campus Universitario, 11, Murcia, 30100, Spain; Physical Education, Health, and Leisure Studies, National Cheng Kung University, Dasyue Rd, No. 1, East District, Tainan City, 701, Taiwan; Sports Science Studies Program, School of Pharmacy, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesha No 10, Indonesia
