Objectives The aims of the present systematic review and meta-analysis were to determine
the relationship between muscular strength and all-cause mortality risk and to examine the …

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 The associations between muscle strength and cognitive outcomes have
sparked interest in interventions that increase muscle strength for prevention of dementia …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Among all muscle function tests, measurement of hand grip
strength has gained attention as a simple, non-invasive marker of muscle strength of upper …

Abstract Background The North West Adelaide Health Study is a representative longitudinal
cohort study of people originally aged 18 years and over. The aim of this study was to …

Objectives Grip strength has been linked to risk of adverse health outcomes. This study
aimed to quantitatively assess the associations between grip strength and risk of all-cause …

Muscular strength, an important component of physical fitness, has an independent role in
the prevention of chronic diseases whereas muscular weakness is strongly related to …

The concept of 'successful aging'has long intrigued the scientific community. Despite this
long-standing interest, a consensus definition has proven to be a difficult task, due to the …

Objective To examine the relationship between physical frailty and risk of disability, and to
identify the component (s) of frailty with the most impact on disability in community-dwelling …

Frailty is a common clinical syndrome in older adults, which carries an increased risk for
poor health outcomes, including falls, incident disability, hospitalization, and mortality. 1–5 …