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Global variation in grip strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis of normative data

Author(s) -

Richard Dodds,

Holly Syddall,

Rachel Cooper,

Diana Kuh,

Cyrus Cooper,

Avan Aihie Sayer

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv192

Subject(s) - normative , grip strength , hand strength , sarcopenia , medicine , meta analysis , medline , gerontology , physical therapy , demography , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , political science , law

weak grip strength is a key component of sarcopenia and is associated with subsequent disability and mortality. We have recently established life course normative data for grip strength in Great Britain, but it is unclear whether the cut points we derived for weak grip strength are suitable for use in other settings. Our objective was to investigate differences in grip strength by world region using our data as a reference standard.

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