Journal article
Cautionary tails of grip strength in health inequality studies: An analysis from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging
Abstract
Self-rated health is widely used in studies of the socioeconomic gradient of health in community-based populations. Its subjectivity may lead to under- or over-estimation of a true underlying socioeconomic gradient and has increased interest in searching for alternative, objective measures of health. Grip strength has emerged as one such alternative for community-based older populations, yet no study has directly assessed the relationship …
Authors
Asada Y; Grignon M; Hurley J; Kirkland S
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 265, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
11 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113382
ISSN
0277-9536