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Allometric normalization of handgrip strength in older adults: Which body size parameter is the most appropriate?

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, Peter Sagat, Zvonimir Kalčik, Lovro Štefan, Andrej Hubinák, Peter Krška   +5 more
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Socioeconomic differences in handgrip strength and its association with measures of intrinsic capacity among older adults in six middle-income countries

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, Y. Selvamani, A. T. Jotheeswaran, Ritu Sadana   +3 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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Handgrip and sex-specific cardiometabolic risk factors in Hispanic/Latino migrant farmworkers

Scientific Reports, 2021
Studies have suggested that handgrip strength might be a marker for cardiometabolic risk (CMR), but it has not been studied in Hispanic/Latino farmworker population.
Anas Raed, Jessica Bilz, Miriam Cortez-Cooper, Lufei Young, Li Chen, Pamela Cromer, Haidong Zhu, Andrew Mazzoli, Samip Parikh, Jigar Bhagatwala, Yutong Dong, Zhuo Sun, Debbie Layman, Yanbin Dong   +13 more
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Reference Values of Absolute and Relative Handgrip Strength in Chilean Schoolchildren with Intellectual Disabilities

Children, 2022
Handgrip strength is a simple measure of general muscle strength and is related to functionality in people with intellectual disabilities. The objective of this research was to describe the normative values of absolute and relative handgrip strength in ...
Claudio Farías-Valenzuela, Paloma Ferrero-Hernández, Gerson Ferrari, Sebastián Espoz-Lazo, Antonio Castillo-Paredes, Sebastián Álvarez-Arangua, Pedro Valdivia-Moral   +6 more
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Ultrasound Muscle Assessment and Nutritional Status in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Pilot Study [PDF]

, 2019
Muscle thickness, measured by ultrasonography, has been investigated for nutritional assessment in older adults, however the associations between muscle ultrasound parameters in the lower limb and nutritional status have not been studied.
Alejandro Galán-Mercant, Alvaro Mateos-Angulo, Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas, da Silva Soares, Fess, Ross   +5 more
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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Intact Parathyroid Hormone Influence Muscle Outcomes in Children and Adolescents [PDF]

, 2018
Increases in 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are shown to improve strength in adults; however, data in pediatric populations are scant and equivocal. In this ancillary study of a larger-scale, multi-sited, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled ...
Addison, Bergman, Bignotti, Bischoff-Ferrari, Boland, Buford, Cangussu, Carrillo, Ceglia, Ceglia, Close, DeLuca, Dhesi, El-Hajj Fuleihan, El-Hajj Fuleihan, Foo, Gerdhem, Gilsanz, Girgis, Glendenning, Goodpaster, Goran, Goswami, Gupta, Hansen, Haroon, Hassan-Smith, Hoaglin, Houston, Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo, Kwon, Lewis, Looker, Malina, Mansbach, Michael, Miljkovic-Gacic, Molenaar, Neinstein, Passeri, Pate, Pollock, Redzic, Rittweger, Rogol, Sinha, Swinford, Tanner, Templeton, Visser, Ward, Ward, Warden, Wind, Wolff, Yin   +55 more
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The Association Between Hand Grip Strength and Hand Span of Dominant and Non-dominant Hand of Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students

Journal of Modern Rehabilitation, 2019
Introduction: Health-related physical fitness requires muscular strength to perform physical activities. The handgrip test is used to assess the muscular strength of the hand. The flexor muscle strength in palmar, thenar, and hypothenar areas of the hand
Sajida Bibi Noonari, Bakhtawar Samejo, Muhammad Haris Nonari   +2 more
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Relative Handgrip Strength Is a Simple Indicator of Cardiometabolic Risk among Middle-Aged and Older People: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:Muscle strength may play an important role in cardiovascular health. The study was intended to evaluate the association between cardiometabolic risk, risk of coronary artery disease and handgrip strength by using the relative handgrip strength.
Wei-Ju Lee, Li-Ning Peng, Shu-Ti Chiou, Liang-Kung Chen   +3 more
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What are the association patterns between handgrip strength and adverse health conditions? A topical review

SAGE Open Medicine, 2020
Measures of handgrip strength can be used to conveniently assess overall muscle strength capacity. Although stand-alone measures of handgrip strength provide robust health information, the clinical meaningfulness to determine prevention and treatment ...
Ryan McGrath, Nathaniel Johnson, Lukus Klawitter, Sean Mahoney, Kara Trautman, Caroline Carlson, Ella Rockstad, Kyle J Hackney   +7 more
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