Saturday 31 July 2010

Handgrip Strength

Handgrip strength and mortality in the oldest old population: the Leiden 85-plus study
* "Handgrip strength, a surrogate measurement of overall muscular strength, is a predictor of all-cause mortality in the oldest old population and may serve as a convenient tool for prognostication of mortality risk among elderly people."
* Carolina H.Y. Ling, MD, Diana Taekema, MD, Anton J.M. de Craen, PhD, Jacobijn Gussekloo, MD PhD, Rudi G.J. Westendorp, MD PhD and Andrea B. Maier, MD PhD
* CMAJ • March 23, 2010; 182 (5). First published February 8, 2010; doi:10.1503/cmaj.091278

Handgrip strength and cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans. [PubMed Abstract]
* "CONCLUSION: Older Mexican Americans with reduced handgrip strength at baseline demonstrated a statistically significant decline in cognitive function over a 7-year period. By contrast, participants in the highest handgrip strength quartile maintained a higher level of cognitive function."
* Alfaro-Acha A, Al Snih S, Raji MA, Kuo YF, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ.
* J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2006 Aug;61(8):859-65.


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