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Relationships of handgrip strength with the presence of cerebral microbleeds and platelet count in older Japanese adults

Hirotomo Yamanashi _, Kenji Nagaoki, Sinsuke Kanbara, Yuji Shimizu, Kunihiko Murase, Akira Tsujino and Takahiro Maeda

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Oncotarget. 2020; 11:1705-1713. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.27573

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Abstract

Hirotomo Yamanashi1,2,3, Kenji Nagaoki4, Sinsuke Kanbara4, Yuji Shimizu5, Kunihiko Murase4, Akira Tsujino6 and Takahiro Maeda1,5,7

1 Department of General Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan

2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University Hospital, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan

3 Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan

4 Nagasaki Prefecture Goto Central Hospital, Goto, Nagasaki, Japan

5 Department of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan

6 Department of Neurology and Strokology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan

7 Department of Island and Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Goto, Nagasaki, Japan

Correspondence to:

Hirotomo Yamanashi,email: [email protected]

Keywords: sarcopenia; frailty; handgrip strength; cerebral microbleeds; platelet

Received: March 03, 2020     Accepted: April 10, 2020     Published: May 12, 2020

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Lower handgrip strength is a manifestation of sarcopenia and frailty, and has been reported to be associated with cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), which appear on T2*-weighted magnetic resonance scans as low-intensity spots. However, the underlying mechanism is unknown. We hypothesized that vascular endothelial injury could be the common factor in loss of handgrip strength and CMBs. We aimed to clarify the relationship between handgrip strength and CMBs, with reference to a marker of vascular repair capability.

Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 95 60- to 87-year-old Japanese people who underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging in 2016–2017. Baseline information was obtained by trained interviewers regarding the age, sex, smoking status, nutrient intake, cognition, medical history, education, and household income of the participants. Physical activity was assessed using a tri-axial accelerometer. We used the Fried frailty phenotype definition. Multivariable linear regression analysis was performed.

Results: Handgrip strength was independently associated with the presence of CMB after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, classical cardiovascular risk factors, protein intake, and daily activity (B = −3.43, p = 0.027). This association was shown in participants with a low (B = −4.05, p = 0.045) but not high platelet count (B=−2.23, p = 0.479). Frailty was also independently associated with the presence of CMB after adjustment for confounders (B = 0.57, p = 0.014). Although this association was not present in participants a high platelet count, there was a positive trend in those with a low platelet count (B = 0.50, p = 0.135).

Conclusions: Platelet count, a marker of vascular repair capability, appears to modify the relationship between handgrip strength and CMBs.


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