Journal article
Handgrip Strength Cannot Be Assumed a Proxy for Overall Muscle Strength
SSY Yeung, EM Reijnierse, MC Trappenburg, JY Hogrel, JS McPhee, M Piasecki, S Sipila, A Salpakoski, G Butler-Browne, M Pääsuke, H Gapeyeva, MV Narici, CGM Meskers, AB Maier
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association | Published : 2018
Abstract
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 between HGS and knee extension strength (KES) in populations differing in age and health status. Design: Data were retrieved from 5 cohorts. Setting and Participants: Community, geriatric outpatient clinics, and a hospital. Five cohorts (960 individuals, 49.8% male) encompassing healthy young and older individuals, geriatric outpatients, and older individuals post hip fracture were included. Measures..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the seventh framework program MYOAGE (HEALTH-2007-2.4.5-10), the United Kingdom Medical Research Council (MR/K025252/1) as part of the Lifelong Health and Wellbeing initiative, the Dutch Technology Foundation STW, and The Ministry of Education and Culture, Kela-The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Juho Vainio Foundation. This study has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675003. http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/panini.