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Trends in measures of handgrip strength from 2014 to 2017 among Korean adolescents using the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2020
Object Measuring handgrip strength is a useful method to evaluate sarcopenia. No study has shown the trends of handgrip strength to weight ratio among Korean adolescents by year.
Yunkoo Kang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of maximal handgrip strength: how many attempts are needed? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2017
AbstractBackgroundHandgrip strength (HGS) is used to identify individuals with low muscle strength (dynapenia). The influence of the number of attempts on maximal HGS is not yet known and may differ depending on age and health status. This study aimed to assess how many attempts of HGS are required to obtain maximal HGS.MethodsThree cohorts (939 ...
Reijnierse, Esmee M.   +15 more
openaire   +9 more sources

Hip Morphology–Based Osteoarthritis Risk Prediction Models: Development and External Validation Using Individual Participant Data From the World COACH Consortium

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to develop hip morphology‐based radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) risk prediction models and investigates the added predictive value of hip morphology measurements and the generalizability to different populations. Methods We combined data from nine prospective cohort studies participating in the Worldwide Collaboration ...
Myrthe A. van den Berg   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Handgrip Strength among the Free Living Elderly in Rural Pahang, Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 2011
Background: Reduced handgrip strength is an aging process that significantly influences the living activities of elderly. It is linked to premature mortality, disability and other health complications among elderly.
FM Moy, EWH Chang, KW Kee
doaj   +1 more source

The study of the correlations between handgrip strength and some anthropometric characteristics of upper extremity of elite and sub-elite Olympic style weightlifting athletes

open access: yesPhysical Education of Students, 2020
Background and Study Aim: Handgrip strength is widely used as a functionality parameter of the upper extremity and general health. The measurement of handgrip strength by dynamometry is a low cost, noninvasive method of simple applicability.
Kenan Erdağı
doaj   +1 more source

Low muscle strength and increased arterial stiffness go hand in hand

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Low handgrip strength and increased arterial stiffness are both associated with poor health outcomes, but evidence on the relationship between handgrip strength and arterial stiffness is limited.
Maximilian König   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Isometric Handgrip Training in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
BackgroundMeta‐analyses have shown that isometric handgrip training (IHT) can reduce brachial systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) by >6/4 mm Hg, respectively.
Correia, Marilia A.   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined: 1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs; 2) the impact of screening and addressing economic insecurities during ...
Jay Patel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Handgrip Strength and Depression Among Older Chinese Inpatients: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2021
Xiao-Ming Zhang,1,* Jing Jiao,1,* Jing Cao,1 Na Guo,1 Chen Zhu,1 Zhen Li,1 Xinjuan Wu,1 Tao Xu2 1Department of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Dongdan Campus), Beijing ...
Zhang XM   +7 more
doaj  

HUBUNGAN TINGKAT KEBUGARAN KARDIORESPIRASI DAN KEKUATAN GENGGAMAN TANGAN DENGAN SINDROM METABOLIK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: The metabolic syndrome, a clustering of metabolic disorders, is associated with morbidity and all-cause mortality. WHO estimated that 23% of men and 12% of women in the world had metabolic syndrome. Several studies had examined that metabolic
Amalia, Fika   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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