Does socio-economic status predict grip strength in older Europeans? Results from the SHARE study in non-institutionalised men and women aged 50+

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 829-837

  Hairi, Farizah Mohd ^a,b   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a   Andersen Ranberg K , ^c,d   Avendano, Mauricio ^a,e  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH IMPACT; LINEARITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURVEY;

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EUROPE;

EID: 77957280907     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.088476     Document Type: Article

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