KA Ramsey, AGM Rojer, L D'Andrea, RHJ Otten… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Engaging in physical activity (PA) and avoiding sedentary behavior (SB) are important for healthy ageing with benefits including the mitigation of disability and mortality …
E Roh, KM Choi - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength or physical performance. Increased amounts of adipose tissue often accompany sarcopenia, a condition …
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 …
Due to the aging and increasingly complex nature of our patients, frailty has become a high- priority theme in cardiovascular medicine. Despite the recognition of frailty as a pivotal …
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 …
JM Rijk, PRKM Roos, L Deckx… - Geriatrics & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
Y Wu, W Wang, T Liu, D Zhang - Journal of the American Medical Directors …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …
KA Volaklis, M Halle, C Meisinger - European journal of internal medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …
Societies are progressively aging, with the oldest old (ie., those aged> 80–85 years) being the most rapidly expanding population segment. However, advanced aging comes at a …