New normative values for handgrip strength: Results from the uk biobank

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 775.e5-775.e11

  Spruit, Martijn A ^a   Sillen, Maurice J H ^a   Groenen, Miriam T J ^a   Wouters, Emiel F M ^a,b   Franssen, Frits M E ^a  

^a Department of Research and Education CIRO+ Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General population; Handgrip strength; Normative values; UK Biobank

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GENERAL POPULATION; HANDGRIP STRENGTH; NORMATIVE VALUES; UK BIOBANK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GREAT BRITAIN; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84884588244     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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