Reference values and factors associated with hand grip strength among older adults living in southeastern Poland

Abstract Handgrip strength (HGS) is used as a biomarker for the state of health of older people, but the number of research publications containing the normative values of HGS in older adult populations is limited. The aim of the study was to define reference values and factors associated with HGS i...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej, Agnieszka Ćwirlej-Sozańska, Justyna Kilian, Natalia Wołoszyn, Bernard Sozański, Anna Wilmowska-Pietruszyńska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89408-9