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This study investigated the relationship between eating alone and handgrip strength (HGS) in older adults using data from 7278 individuals (\u226565 years) who participated in the 2014\u20132019 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. HGS was measured using a digital grip strength dynamometer, relative HGS was calculated by dividing HGS by body mass index, and dynapenia was defined as an HGS &lt; 28 kg for men and &lt;18 kg for women. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that women who ate two meals alone were more likely to exhibit dynapenia than those who never ate alone (odds ratio [OR], 1.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03\u20131.77). If the groups that never ate alone or ate one meal alone were combined as the reference group, the probability of dynapenia was higher in the combined groups that ate two or three meals alone (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.04\u20131.50). No association was observed between eating alone and dynapenia in men. 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