Associação entre os níveis séricos de biomarcadores inflamatórios e a força de preensão palmar em idosos residentes na zona norte da cidade do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The handgrip strength (HS) is a technique widely used in the evaluation of general state of muscular strength. The results of this technique are evaluated as predicted rates of functional decline, physical limitation and unwelcome outcomes in the elderly, such as morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the association between HS and inflammatory biomarkers ultra sensitive C reactive (protein-CRP) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6). It is an observational, transversal study of the database of Fibra-II Project, section Rio de Janeiro, it was analysed 190 participants, 65 years and over, dwelling in the North area of Rio de Janeiro city. For the statistical analisis the research used the R Statistic Program, version 3.2, with significance level of 0.05. Mean values of CRP were 0.44mg/L for the elderly with normal HS and 0.63mg/L for those with decrease of HS (p=0.230). Mean values for the IL-6 were 3.1pg/mL for the elderly with normal HS and 3.14pg/mL for those with a reduction of HS (p=0.925). According to the results, there was no significant statistical association between the inflammatory markers and the handgrip strength in the analyzed sample.