Open AccessClinical Relevance of Different Handgrip Strength Indexes and Mobility Limitation in the Elderly Adults
Author(s) -
Renwei Dong,
Xiuyang Wang,
Qi Guo,
Jiazhong Wang,
Wen Zhang,
Suxing Shen,
Peipei Han,
Yixuan Ma,
Li Kang,
Menglu Wang,
Liyuan Fu,
Liye Jia,
Liancheng Wang,
Kaijun Niu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glv168
Subject(s) - confidence interval , receiver operating characteristic , medicine , body mass index , cutoff , timed up and go test , gerontology , elderly people , index (typography) , demography , physical therapy , sociology , physics , world wide web , balance (ability) , quantum mechanics , computer science
More efficient clinical indexes are needed to identify older people most likely to present mobility impairments. The aim of the present study was to determine which handgrip strength (HS) indexes are clinically relevant to detect risk of mobility limitation in the elderly adults. In addition, we attempted to determine an optimal cutoff point for the most relevant index.
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