Özet:

The hands-on strength is shown as an important component that indicates the overall strength, health and quality of life. Although the relationship between muscle mass and strength is well known, it is important to study factors such as muscle mass or gender that influence the strength of handwinning, especially in ageing processes, and to determine the reference values for the strength of handwinning. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to study how gender, age and fat-free body mass affects the captivity in the elderly. For this purpose, the study included 50 women (67.34 ± 3.99 years, 157.4 ± 5.6 cm, 65.7 ± 8.6 kg) and 50 men (67.2 ± 3.93 years, 170.4 ± 6.8 cm, 75.0 ± 11. The body fat percentage and fatless body mass measurements of the volunteers involved in the study were measured by the bioelectric empedance measurement device, the hand-covering forces were measured by the portable hand dynamometry. This study found that the ratio and purely hands-on strength values in men were significantly higher than in women. The research has not found a meaningful relationship between age and hand-conscious power values. However, a high level of meaningful relationship between the muscle mass and the value of the brainstorming force has been found in a positive direction. According to the results of our research, with the preservation of muscle mass as much as possible, the loss of strength in the elderly is expected to be less. It is recommended to maintain muscle mass and therefore strength to improve or maintain the quality of life in the elderly. It is also important to investigate other functional factors that negatively affect the muscle strength, especially in women, in addition to muscle weight loss.