78 * IS GRIP STRENGTH ASSOCIATED WITH LUNG FUNCTION IN OLDER HOSPITALISED PATIENTS?

i List of tables ii Table 1: Measurements of sarcopenia in research and practice ii Table 2: Comparison of hand dynamometers ii Table 3: Participant characteristics ii Table 4: Co-morbidities and number of medications of participants ii Table 5: Pre-admission and Post-admission destination ii Table 6: Lung function tests ii Table 7: Unadjusted/Adjusted Lung function for grip strength ii List of figures iii Figure 1: Consequences of sarcopenia iii Figure 2: A life course model of sarcopenia iii Figure 3: Adapted diagram illustrating the myofibril iii Figure 4: Proposed mechanisms of sarcopenia iii Figure 5: Hand grip strength using a Jamar dynamometer iii Figure 6: Changes in lung volumes with ageing iii Figure 7: FEV1 and FVC changes with ageing iii Figure 8: The decline in static elastic recoil with normal ageing iii Figure 9: Ulna length measurement iii Figure 10: Barthel index score of activities of daily living iii Figure 11: Jamar dynamometer being used iii Figure 12: The Microlab Portable Spirometer iii Figure13: Bland-Altman Plot iii Figure 14: Flow chart for the recruitment into the study iii Figure 15: Grip strength in men and women iii DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP iv Acknowledgements v Definitions and Abbreviations vi