Open AccessThe Association Between Handgrip Strength and Diabetes on Activities of Daily Living Disability in Older Mexican Americans
Author(s) -
Ryan McGrath,
Brenda M. Vincent,
Soham Al Snih,
Kyriakos S. Markides,
Brad P. Dieter,
Ryan R. Bailey,
Mark D. Peterson
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of aging and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1552-6887
pISSN - 0898-2643
DOI - 10.1177/0898264317715544
Subject(s) - activities of daily living , diabetes mellitus , medicine , weakness , confidence interval , grip strength , gerontology , hand strength , physical therapy , muscle weakness , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , endocrinology
The aim of this study is to determine the independent and joint effects of muscle weakness and diabetes on incident activities of daily living (ADL) disability in older Mexican Americans.