Journal article
Prognostic value of grip strength: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Reduced muscular strength, as measured by grip strength, has been associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Grip strength is appealing as a simple, quick, and inexpensive means of stratifying an individual's risk of cardiovascular death. However, the prognostic value of grip strength with respect to the number and range of populations and confounders is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess …
Authors
Leong DP; Teo KK; Rangarajan S; Lopez-Jaramillo P; Avezum A; Orlandini A; Seron P; Ahmed SH; Rosengren A; Kelishadi R
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 386, No. 9990, pp. 266–273
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2015
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(14)62000-6
ISSN
0140-6736