Changing demographics make it ever more important to understand the modifiable risk
factors for disability and loss of independence with advancing age. For more than two …

Background Grip strength is a widely used and well-validated measure of overall health that
is increasingly understood to index risk for psychiatric illness and neurodegeneration in …

Aim The aim of the present study was to systematically review the literature on the predictive
value of handgrip strength as a marker for vulnerability. Furthermore, we aimed to update a …

Purpose The aim of the present study was to assess both the credibility and strength of
evidence arising from systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies on …

Background The gait speed and handgrip strength represented the core determinants of
physical frailty and sarcopenia, which were reported to be associated with cognitive …

The increase of elderly in our society requires simple tools for quantification of sarcopenia in
inpatient and outpatient settings. The aim of this study was to compare parameters …

Flexibility refers to the intrinsic properties of body tissues that determine maximal joint range
of motion without causing injury. For many years, flexibility has been classified by the …

Musculoskeletal ageing is a major public health concern owing to demographic shifts in the
population. Sarcopenia, generally defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and …

Background and aims: sarcopenia has been indicated as a reliable marker of frailty and
poor prognosis among the oldest individuals. We evaluated the impact of sarcopenia on the …

Aging is associated with changes in body composition and muscle strength. This review
aimed to determine the relation between different body composition measures and muscle …