Associations of sarcopenia, handgrip strength and calf circumference with cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults

WU Bing, YB Lyu, ZJ Cao, WEI Yuan, WY Shi… - Biomedical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the associations of sarcopenia, handgrip strength and calf
circumference with cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults. Methods Totally …

Effects of a long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich multi-ingredient nutrition supplement on body composition and physical function in older adults with low …

A Scotto di Palumbo, FT McSwiney… - Journal of Dietary …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Six months of supplementation with a multi-ingredient nutrition supplement was investigated
in older adults with low skeletal muscle mass given the recently purported benefits of such …

Physical function and frailty tools in mortality prediction of middle-aged adults with HIV

R Pelloquin, M Abdo, S MaWhinney… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Frailty and physical function impairments occur at an earlier than expected age
in people with HIV (PWH). The goal of this study was to determine which tools or …

Analysis of individual components of frailty: Pre‐transplant grip strength is the strongest predictor of post kidney transplant outcomes

S Parajuli, BC Astor, HM Lorden… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Frailty is commonly assessed during kidney transplant recipient (KTR) evaluation. However,
individual frailty components may have varying impact on post‐transplant outcomes. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of the G-8 screening tool and hand-grip strength to predict long-term overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing …

KK Bentsen, O Hansen, J Ryg, AKW Giger… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As the world's population ages, the number of older patients diagnosed
with non-small cell lung cancer will increase, and more patients are expected to suffer from …

Relationship between handgrip strength and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: nationwide surveys

K Lee - Metabolic syndrome and related disorders, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: The association of handgrip strength with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) has not been studied yet. This study investigated the relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying characteristics and clinical conditions associated with hand grip strength in adults: the Project Baseline Health Study

KA Taylor, MK Carroll, SA Short, AP Goode - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Low hand grip strength (HGS) is associated with several conditions, but its value outside of
the older adult population is unclear. We sought to identify the most salient factors …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D status and functional parameters: A cross-sectional study in an older population

J Mendes, A Santos, N Borges, C Afonso, P Moreira… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The present study aims to clarify the association of vitamin D status with functionality,
measured through gait speed and hand grip strength, in a sample of older adults …

[HTML][HTML] Reproducibility and agreement between three positions for handgrip assessment

OC Vargas-Pinilla, EI Rodríguez-Grande - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The protocol established for taking hand grip dynamometry measurements determines that
the patient must be in a sitting position. This protocol cannot be applied due to the patient's …

[HTML][HTML] Examining factors contributing to the socioeconomic inequalities in handgrip strength among older adults in India: a decomposition analysis

M Pai, T Muhammad - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The purpose of this study was to examine (a) the socioeconomic status (SES)-related
inequalities associated with handgrip strength (HGS); and (b) the extent to which several …