Association between Muscle Fatigability, Self-Perceived Fatigue and C-Reactive Protein at Admission in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients

Carmen Hoekstra, Myrthe Swart, Ivan Bautmans, René Melis and Geeske Peeters ()
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Carmen Hoekstra: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10 (Route 696), Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Myrthe Swart: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10 (Route 696), Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Ivan Bautmans: Gerontology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
René Melis: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10 (Route 696), Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Geeske Peeters: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10 (Route 696), Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 16, 1-9

Abstract: Background: The capacity to perceived vitality (CPV) ratio is a novel measure for intrinsic capacity or resilience based on grip work and self-perceived fatigue. CPV has been associated with pre-frailty in older adults and post-surgery inflammation in adults. To better understand the utility of this measure in a frail population, we examined the association between CPV and inflammation in geriatric inpatients. Methods: Data were obtained from 104 hospitalized geriatric patients. The average age of participants was 83.3 ± 7.5 years, and 55.8% of participants were women. In the cross-sectional analyses, associations between C-reactive protein (CRP), grip work (GW), self-perceived fatigue (SPF) and the CPV ratio (higher values indicate better capacity) were examined using linear regression adjusted for confounders. Results: The adjusted association between CRP (abnormal vs. normal) and the CPV ratio was not statistically significant (B = −0.33, 95% CI = −4.00 to 3.34). Associations between CRP and GW (B = 25.53, 95% CI = −478.23 to 529.30) and SPF (B = 0.57, 95% CI = −0.64 to 1.77) were also not statistically significant. Similar results were found in unadjusted models and analyses of cases with complete data. Conclusions: In this frail group of geriatric inpatients, inflammation, routinely assessed with CRP, was not associated with CPV or its components, GW and SPF. Further research is needed to explore whether CPV is a useful indicator of frailty or recovery capacity in hospitalized geriatric patients.

Keywords: hand strength; old age; intrinsic capacity; frailty; muscle fatigue (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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