Hypertension is a highly prevalent condition with numerous health risks, and the incidence
of hypertension is greatest among older adults. Traditional discussions of hypertension have …

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 There is limited evidence on sarcopenia in Asian populations. This study aimed
to clarify the prevalence, associated factors, and the magnitude of association with mortality …

Handgrip strength (HGS) is often used as an indicator of overall muscle strength for aging
adults, and low HGS is associated with a variety of poor health outcomes including chronic …

Physical frailty and sarcopenia are two common and largely overlapping geriatric conditions
upstream of the disabling cascade. The lack of a unique operational definition for physical …

Grip strength and mortality: a biomarker of ageing? Grip strength and mortality: a biomarker
of ageing? Lancet. 2015 Jul 18;386(9990):226-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62349-7 …

Sarcopenia is an age-related syndrome characterised by progressive and generalised loss
of skeletal muscle mass and strength; it is a major contributor to the risk of physical frailty …

The age‐related loss of muscle mass and/or strength and performance, sarcopenia, has
been associated with geriatric syndromes, morbidity and mortality. Although sarcopenia has …

We empirically assess whether a health shock influences individual risk aversion. We use
grip strength data to obtain an objective health shock indicator. In order to account for the …

Objectives To develop normative values for right and left handgrip strength after stratification
for confounders like gender, age, and height. Design Cross-sectional, descriptive. Setting …