Volume : 3, Issue : 3, March - 2014

Effects of Age on Hand Grip Strength and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women

Biplob Chowdhury

Abstract :

 Aim: This study examined the influence of age on grip strength and BMD in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Method: 90 postmenopausal women were enrolled in this study. The age ranged from 50 to 80 years. The subjects were further divided into three groups with the age range of 10 years i.e. 51-60 years, 61-70 years and 71-80 years. Results: The F-value of Handgrip as well as BMD is significant as its p-value is less than 0.05. It can be seen that the difference between the Decade-1 and Decade-2 in Handgrip strength was not significant (p-value=0.263) but in case of BMD the p-value was 0.001which is significant at 0.05 level. The mean difference between Decade-1 and Decade-3 as well as Decade-2 and Decade-3 in both the Handgrip strength and BMD was significant at 0.05 levels. Conclusion: With advanced age, BMD and Grip strength is gradually decreased of the elderly women.