Background and Purpose: One use of clinical measures is the prediction of future outcomes.
The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the literature addressing the value …

The main consequence of the loss of MM and muscle strength is limitations of physical
performance and disability in older people. It is unclear whether a decline in functional …

Background and Purpose: Grip strength is a measure of overall muscle strength and has
been found to be a predictor of disability and mortality. Almost 3 in 4 adults aged 65 years …

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate grip strength in a large sample of people with
intellectual disabilities, to establish reference values for adults with intellectual disabilities …

Simple Summary Functional impairment is a growing global problem that increases with age
and acute hospitalisations. Handgrip strength (HGS) is one of the tests used as a predictor of …

Wang CY, Chen LY. Grip strength in older adults: test-retest reliability and cutoff for
subjective weakness of using the hands in heavy tasks. OBJECTIVE: To examine the test …

Background Age-related decline in muscle strength, dynapenia, is linked to serious adverse
health outcomes. Evidence on the determinants of muscle strength decline in the oldest old …

Introduction Sarcopenia is a condition diagnosed when the patient presents low muscle
mass, plus low muscle strength or low physical performance. Muscle weakness in the oldest …

The aims of this study were to compare cut points for weakness proposed by Foundation for
the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Sarcopenia Project with cut points estimated with our …

Background: Muscle strength is a sensitive indicator of morbidity and mortality in older
adults. Loss of muscle strength contributes to a decline in physical functioning. Hand grip …