Handgrip strength and muscle quality in Australian women: cross‐sectional data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Handgrip strength and muscle quality in Australian women: cross‐sectional data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Abstract Background Low handgrip strength (HGS) is a measure of poor skeletal muscle performance and a marker of ill health and frailty. Muscle quality (MQ) is a measure of muscle strength relative to muscle mass. We aimed to develop normative data for HGS and MQ, report age‐related prevalence of lo...

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Main Authors: Sophia X. Sui, Kara L. Holloway‐Kew, Natalie K. Hyde, Lana J. Williams, Monica C. Tembo, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Marlene Gojanovic, Sarah Leach, Julie A. Pasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Handgrip strength
Muscle strength
Muscle quality
Normative data: Population‐based study
Women
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12544

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12544

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