Hand-grip strength among older adults in Singapore: a comparison with international norms and associative factors

BACKGROUND: Hand-grip strength (HGS) serves as a proxy measure for muscle function and physical health. Studies have shown that low HGS is associated with common age-related disorders including frailty and sarcopenia. The aim of the present study was to establish the normative values of HGS among ol...

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Autores principales: Ong, Hui Lin, Abdin, Edimansyah, Chua, Boon Yiang, Zhang, Yunjue, Seow, Esmond, Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit, Chong, Siow Ann, Subramaniam, Mythily
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5544979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28778190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0565-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5544979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28778190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0565-6

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