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The relationship between dietary patterns and grip strength in the general population: the TCLSIH cohort study

Authors: Xu Zhang, Yeqing Gu, Jie Cheng, Ge Meng, Qing Zhang, Li Liu, Hongmei Wu, Shunming Zhang, Yawen Wang, Tingjing Zhang, Xuena Wang, Xing Wang, Shaomei Sun, Ming Zhou, Qiyu Jia, Kun Song, Yuntang Wu, Kaijun Niu

Published in: European Journal of Nutrition | Issue 5/2021

Abstract

Purpose

Previous studies have shown that many nutrients play an essential role in maintaining skeletal muscle strength. Hand grip strength (HGS) is frequently used as an objective and reliable method to evaluate overall body muscle strength and physical function. Some studies have demonstrated that some specific single nutrients such as PUFA, fiber, vitamin C, fruits and vegetables are associated with muscle strength. However, few studies have explored the relationship between dietary patterns and HGS in the adult population. The aim of this study was to investigate how dietary patterns are related to HGS in a large-scale Chinese population.

Methods

A cross-sectional study (n = 35,175) was performed in Tianjin, China. Adherence to dietary patterns was measured by a valid self-administered food frequency questionnaire with 81 food items. Principal-components analysis was used to derive three major dietary patterns: “sweet”, “healthy” and “animal food”. HGS was measured using a handheld digital dynamometer. Analysis of covariance and multiple logistic regression were employed to explore the relationship between dietary patterns and HGS.

Results

After adjustment for potential confounders, the means (95% confidence interval) of HGS for increasing quartile of dietary patterns were as follows: “sweet”, 0.50 (0.49–0.51), 0.50 (0.49–0.51), 0.50 (0.49–0.51), 0.50 (0.48–0.51) (P value = 0.07); “healthy” 0.50 (0.49–0.51), 0.50 (0.49–0.51), 0.50 (0.49–0.51), 0.50 (0.49–0.51) (P value < 0.0001); “animal food” 0.51(0.50–0.52), 0.50 (0.49–0.51), 0.50 (0.49–0.51), 0.49 (0.48–0.51) (P value < 0.0001), respectively.

Conclusions

The present study demonstrated a slight improvement between healthy dietary pattern and HGS across the quartiles. On the contrary, this study also showed higher adherence to the animal food dietary pattern (i.e., higher quartile) had lower grip strength. A long-term prospective study or randomized trials are required to clarify this association.

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Title: The relationship between dietary patterns and grip strength in the general population: the TCLSIH cohort study
Authors: Xu Zhang
Yeqing Gu
Jie Cheng
Ge Meng
Qing Zhang
Li Liu
Hongmei Wu
Shunming Zhang
Yawen Wang
Tingjing Zhang
Xuena Wang
Xing Wang
Shaomei Sun
Ming Zhou
Qiyu Jia
Kun Song
Yuntang Wu
Kaijun Niu
Publication date: 01-08-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Nutrition / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 1436-6207
Electronic ISSN: 1436-6215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-020-02385-z

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