Open AccessInitial level and rate of change in grip strength predict all-cause mortality in very old adults
Author(s) -
Antoneta Granic,
Karen Davies,
Carol Jagger,
Richard Dodds,
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood,
Avan Aihie Sayer
Publication year - 2017
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/afx087
Subject(s) - medicine , grip strength , gerontology , mortality rate , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , demography , sociology
to investigate the associations between initial level and rate of change in grip strength (GS) and all-cause mortality in very old adults (≥85 years) over a 9.6-year follow-up.
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