Grip strength across the life course: normative data from twelve British studies.

Volume: 9, Issue: 12, Pages: 113637
Published: Dec 4, 2014
Abstract
Introduction: Epidemiological studies have shown that weaker grip strength in later life is associated with disability, morbidity, and mortality. Grip strength is a key component of the sarcopenia and frailty phenotypes and yet it is unclear how individual measurements should be interpreted. Our objective was to produce cross-sectional centile values for grip strength across the life course. A secondary objective was to examine the impact of...
Paper Details
Title
Grip strength across the life course: normative data from twelve British studies.
Published Date
Dec 4, 2014
Journal
Volume
9
Issue
12
Pages
113637
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