Nationwide handgrip strength values and factors associated with muscle weakness in older adults: findings from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil)

BACKGROUND: Handgrip strength (HGS) is a simple, quick, inexpensive, and highly reliable method for the assessment of muscle strength in clinical practice and epidemiological studies. This study aimed at describing the HGS values by age group and sex in Brazilians aged 50 years and over, determining...

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Autores principales: de Souza Moreira, Bruno, de Souza Andrade, Amanda Cristina, Lustosa Torres, Juliana, de Souza Braga, Luciana, de Carvalho Bastone, Alessandra, de Melo Mambrini, Juliana Vaz, Lima-Costa, Maria Fernanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36585620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03721-0

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