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Association Between Low Handgrip Strength and 90-Day Mortality Among Older Chinese Inpatients: A National Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

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, Jing Jiao, Chen Zhu, Na Guo, Ying Liu, Dongmei Lv, Hui Wang, Jingfen Jin, Xianxiu Wen, Shengxiu Zhao, Xinjuan Wu, Tao Xu   +11 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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Nutrition and handgrip strength of older adults in rural Malawi. [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between the nutritional status and handgrip strength of older people in rural Malawi. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: : Lilongwe rural, Malawi, situated approximately 35-50 km from the city. SUBJECTS: Ninety
Ismail, SJ, Chilima, DM
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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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Handgrip Strength and Anthropometry in Parkinson’s Disease at Diagnosis

Parkinson's Disease, 2022
Objectives. To investigate how age, malnutrition, and the level of plasma cortisol and phosphate in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) at time of diagnosis are associated with body composition and handgrip strength in males and females compared to controls. Materials & Methods.
Lena Håglin, Birgitta Törnkvist, Mona Edström, Sofia Håglin, Lennart Bäckman   +4 more
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Handgrip Strength Cannot Be Assumed a Proxy for Overall Muscle Strength [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2018
Dynapenia, low muscle strength, is predictive for negative health outcomes and is usually expressed as handgrip strength (HGS). Whether HGS can be a proxy for overall muscle strength and whether this depends on age and health status is controversial.
Yeung, Suey S.Y., Reijnierse, Esmee M., Trappenburg, Marijke C., Hogrel, Jean-Yves, McPhee, Jamie S., Piasecki, Mathew, Sipilä, Sarianna, Salpakoski, Anu, Butler-Browne, Gillian, Pääsuke, Mati, Gapeyeva, Helena, Narici, Marco V., Meskers, Carel G.M., Maier, Andrea, B.   +14 more
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Association of hemoglobin concentration with handgrip strength in relation to hepatocyte growth factor levels among elderly Japanese men aged 60–69 years: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Hemoglobin concentration reportedly is positively associated with muscle strength, for example, handgrip strength. However, hemoglobin cannot repair muscle directly, but is beneficial only in a supportive role. Since hepatocyte growth factor (
Noguchi, Yuko, Kawashiri, Shin-Ya, Jun Koyamatsu, Nagayoshi, Mako, Arima, Kazuhiko, Mami Tamai, Yuji Shimizu, Kazuhiko Arima, Koyamatsu, Jun, Mako Nagayoshi, Yuko Noguchi, Fukui, Shoichi, Shimizu, Yuji, Tamai, Mami, Maeda, Takahiro, Kairi Kiyoura, Takahiro Maeda, Kiyoura, Kairi, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Yamanashi, Hirotomo, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Shoichi Fukui   +21 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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Association between baseline handgrip strength and cognitive function assessed before and after a 12-week resistance exercise intervention among community-living older adults

Aging and Health Research, 2022
Background: Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for the improvement of both physical and cognitive functions for older adults. Handgrip strength is strongly associated with cognition in cross-sectional studies, however, whether handgrip strength is ...
Milan Chang, Olof G. Geirsdottir, Hrafnhildur Eymundsdottir, Inga Thorsdottir, Palmi V. Jonsson, Alfons Ramel   +5 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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