Comparing associations of handgrip strength and chair stand performance with all-cause mortality—implications for defining probable sarcopenia: the Tromsø Study 2015–2020

Abstract Background Widely adopted criteria suggest using either low handgrip strength or poor chair stand performance to identify probable sarcopenia. However, there are limited direct comparisons of these measures in relation to important clinical endpoints. We aimed to compare associations betwee...

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Main Authors: Jonas Johansson, Sameline Grimsgaard, Bjørn Heine Strand, Avan A. Sayer, Rachel Cooper
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: BMC 2023-11-01
Colecção:BMC Medicine
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Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03172-3