Comparison of Handgrip and Leg Extension Strength in Predicting Slow Gait Speed in Older Adults

Objectives To compare the relative predictive power of handgrip and leg extension strength in predicting slow walking. Design Report of correlative analysis from two epidemiological cohort studies. Setting Foundation of the National Institutes of Health Sarcopenia Project. Participants Men and women...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 144 - 150
Main Authors:	Fragala, Maren S., Alley, Dawn E., Shardell, Michelle D., Harris, Tamara B., McLean, Robert R., Kiel, Douglas P., Cawthon, Peggy M., Dam, Thuy-Tien L., Ferrucci, Luigi, Guralnik, Jack M., Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Vassileva, Maria T., Gudnason, Vilmunder, Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Koster, Annemarie, Newman, Anne, Siggeirsdottir, Kristin, Satterfield, Suzanne, Studenski, Stephanie A., Kenny, Anne M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2016 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Adults Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - physiology Classification Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Epidemiology Extremities - physiopathology Female Gait Gait - physiology Geriatrics Hand Strength - physiology Humans Institutes Legs lower extremity function Lower limbs Male Men Motor ability Muscle Strength Muscle Weakness - diagnosis Muscle Weakness - etiology Muscle Weakness - physiopathology Muscle Weakness - prevention & control Muscular system Older people Predictive Value of Tests Sarcopenia Sarcopenia - diagnosis Sarcopenia - etiology Sarcopenia - physiopathology Sarcopenia - prevention & control Sex Factors Statistics Statistics as Topic Strength United States Walking Walking - physiology walking speed Women United States lower extremity function walking speed sarcopenia
ISSN:	0002-8614, 1532-5415
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