Impaired muscle function, including its decline, is related to greater long‐term late‐life dementia risk in older women

• Main Authors: Simone Radavelli‐Bagatini (Author), Helen Macpherson (Author), David Scott (Author), Robin M. Daly (Author), Jonathan M. Hodgson (Author), Simon M. Laws (Author), Kun Zhu (Author), Richard L. Prince (Author), Joshua R. Lewis (Author), Marc Sim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Impaired muscle function has been identified as a risk factor for declining cognitive function and cardiovascular health, both of which are risk factors for late‐life dementia (after 80 years of age). We examined whether hand grip strength and timed‐up‐and‐go (TUG) performance, i...