Heart rate variability, but not heart rate, is associated with handgrip strength and mortality in older Africans at very low cardiovascular risk: A population-based study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 559-561

  Koopman, Jacob J E ^a,b   Van Bodegom, David ^a,b   Maan, Arie C ^a   Li, Zhao ^b   Ziem, Juventus B ^c   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a,b,d   Jukema, J Wouter ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ageing; Handgrip strength; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Mortality

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GHANA; GHANAIAN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRIP STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW RISK POPULATION; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAND STRENGTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84928784492     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.383     Document Type: Article

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