Evaluation of the directional relationship between handgrip strength and cognitive function: the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing | Zendy

Gyu Ri Kim | Zendy; Jiyu Sun | Zendy; Minkyung Han | Zendy; Chung Mo Nam | Zendy; Sohee Park | Zendy

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Evaluation of the directional relationship between handgrip strength and cognitive function: the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Author(s) -

Gyu Ri Kim,

Jiyu Sun,

Minkyung Han,

Chung Mo Nam,

Sohee Park

Publication year - 2019

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/afz013

Subject(s) - quartile , confounding , medicine , cognition , longitudinal study , dementia , ageing , odds ratio , grip strength , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , hand strength , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , gerontology , confidence interval , psychiatry , disease , pathology

recent studies suggest that handgrip strength is linked with cognitive impairment at older ages. However, it remains unclear as to whether muscular strength influences subsequent cognitive performance, or whether lower levels of cognitive function increase the likelihood of muscle strength decline.

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