Predictors of change in grip strength over 3 years in the African American health project

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-196

  Miller, Douglas K ^a   Malmstrom, Theodore K ^b   Miller, J Philip ^c   Andresen, Elena M ^d   Schootman, Mario ^c   Wolinsky, Fredric D ^e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Aging; Disablement process; Grip strength change over time; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SARCOPENIA; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76649133409     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264309355816     Document Type: Article

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