Handgrip strength cannot be assumed a proxy for overall muscle strength

Handgrip strength cannot be assumed a proxy for overall muscle strength

Objectives: 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. This study assessed the agreement bet...

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Main Authors: Yeung, Suey S.Y., Reijnierse, Esmee M., Trappenburg, Marijke C., Hogrel, Jean-Yves, McPhee, Jamie S., Piasecki, Mathew, Sipila, Sarianna, Salpakoski, Anu, Butler-Browne, Gillian, Pääsuke, Mati, Gapeyeva, Helena, Narici, Marco V., Meskers, Carel G.M., Maier, Andrea B.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
Subjects:
Muscle strength; knee extension strength; aged; geriatric assessment
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52547/

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