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An anthropological perspective on hand grip strength as a marker of health, disease and fitness
Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2023 Handgrip strength is a quick way to assess overall muscle strength. Low handgrip strength is an indicator of poor health. While handgrip strength is related with mortality and morbidity, for some parameters, handgrip strength is even a stronger predictor
Muhammet Fatih Aydık +1 more
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Mental Health and Handgrip Strength Among Older Adults: A Nationwide Study
Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2022 Handgrip strength is used as an important indicator of health in older adults. We aimed to explore the association between stress, depression, and suicidal ideation and handgrip strength among older adults.
Yeunhee Kwak PhD, Yoonjung Kim PhD
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Handgrip Strength and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
The American Journal of Cardiology, 2020 Consistent evidence suggests inverse and independent associations between handgrip strength (HGS) and cardiovascular outcomes. However, whether HGS is specifically related to future risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) is uncertain. We sought to assess the prospective association between HGS and risk of AF.
Setor K. Kunutsor +5 more
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The how and why of handgrip strength assessment
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2023 Introduction: Occupational therapists and physiotherapists routinely assess Hand grip Strength (HGS) to evaluate hand function. This study explored the experiences of clinicians who regularly assess and evaluate HGS including the testing protocol utilised, evaluation methods and the influence of various ...
Louise Myles +2 more
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Handgrip strength, inflammatory markers, and mortality [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2019 PurposeTo investigate the extent to which inflammatory markers explain the association between handgrip strength and mortality.MethodsAnalyses of data from The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Handgrip strength and inflammatory marker data (C‐reactive protein and fibrinogen) were collected at baseline (2004/5) and inflammatory marker data at ...
Lee Smith, Lin Yang, Mark Hamer
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2023 Background Although absolute handgrip strength has been associated with health-related outcomes in older adults, little evidence has been provided regarding its adjustment by a variety of body size dimensions. Therefore, the main purpose of the study was
Mario Kasović +5 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 Background: The knowledge of the association between low handgrip strength and mortality among older Chinese inpatients is limited. Given China's aging society, a great number of older adults require hospital admission.Objective: To explore the ...
Xiao-Ming Zhang +11 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Handgrip strength, a measure of muscular strength is a powerful predictor of declines in intrinsic capacity, functional abilities, the onset of morbidity and mortality among older adults.
P. Arokiasamy +3 more
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Comparison of Hand Grip Strength Among Chefs and Non-Chefs
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022 Objective: To compare the handgrip strength among chefs and non–chefs. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Different restaurants and hotels of Lahore, from Apr to Sep 2018. Methodology: Thirty-one chefs
Fatima Mazhar +2 more
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Longitudinal Association of Handgrip Strength with Medical Use and the Risk of Hospitalization in Korean Adults [PDF]
The Asian Journal of Kinesiology, 2021 OBJECTIVES Age-related loss of muscular strength may contribute to medical health condition. Decreased handgrip strength is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases, disability, and mortality.
Junghoon Kim
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