Table 2.

Association of grip strength and lung function in the older participants

Lung function	Men				Women
	Unadjusted		Adjusteda		Unadjusted		Adjusteda
	β	P	β	P	β	P	β	P
FEV1 (L/s)	0.03	0.05	0.04	0.06	0.02	0.24	0.02	0.27
FVC (L)	0.04	0.07	0.06	0.07	0.02	0.33	0.02	0.35
FEV1/FVC (%)	0.08	0.87	−0.14	0.85	0.17	0.79	0.17	0.79
PEFR (L)	4.61	0.16	6.60	0.15	6.88	0.01	6.94	0.02
SVC (L)	0.03	0.25	0.04	0.34	0.05	0.03	0.05	0.05

Note:

^aAdjusted results for age, height, and weight.

Abbreviations: β, Beta coefficient; FEV₁, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; PEFR, peak expiratory flow rate; P, probability value calculated using SPSS; SVC, slow vital capacity.