Aim This study was aimed to set reference values of hand-grip strength by age and sex and
validate cut points for risk of functional limitation and mortality in older Chileans. Methods …

Objective The purposes of this study were three‐fold:(i) to describe handgrip strength in
older individuals aged≥ 60 years in Colombia;(ii) to identify sex‐specific and age‐specific …

Background Reduced muscular strength in the old age is strongly related to activity
impairment and mortality. However, studies evaluating the gender-specific association …

The aim of this study was to identify questions that could estimate grip strength. Twenty‐six
questions about the degree of perceived difficulty performing manual tasks as well as two …

Background Hand grip strength (HGS) is used for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and frailty.
Several factors have been shown to influence HGS values during measurement. Therefore …

Importance Muscle weakness is an important indicator of disability, chronic disease and
mortality. While we recently proposed sex/race specific grip strength cutpoints for clinical …

Background: Longevity increases worldwide but there are few studies on body composition
and hand grip strength inpopulations over 80 years. Given high prevalence of chronic …

Aim To investigate the correlation between handgrip strength and performance of knee
flexor and extensor muscles determined using an isokinetic dynamometer in community …

Background The objective of this study was to use nationally-representative data on
Americans greater than 50 years of age to determine the association between grip strength …

Background Hand grip strength (HGS) is an important function of upper extremities for older
adults. Several studies have shown the importance of measuring HGS in different settings …