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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Association with Grip Strength in Older Adults: Findings from the HOPE Study

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in older adults and assess the association of MetS and adverse outcomes with handgrip strength (HGS), HGS/body weight (BWT), and HGS/body mass index (BMI). METHODS: A cross-sectional population study in Singapore. Data were collecte...

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Autores principales: Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Chan, Yiong Huak, Lim, Jia Yi, Morley, John E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7419634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32821140
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S260544