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Peak expiratory flow mediates the relationship between handgrip strength and timed up and go performance in elderly women, but not men

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to verify if there is sex difference in the associations among handgrip strength, peak expiratory flow (PEF) and timed up and go (TUG) test results. METHODS: The sample included 288 consecutive elderly men (n=93) and women (n=195). Functional capacity was...

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Autores principales: Ritti-Dias, Raphael Mendes, Cucato, Gabriel Grizzo, de Mello Franco, Fábio Gazelato, Cendoroglo, Maysa Seabra, Nasri, Fábio, Monteiro-Costa, Maria Luiza, de Carvalho, José Antonio Maluf, de Matos, Luciana Diniz Nagem Janot
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5004575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27652833
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2016(09)06