Low handgrip strength is associated with falls after the age of 50: findings from the Brazilian longitudinal study of aging (ELSI-Brazil)

• Hoofdauteurs: André Pereira dos Santos (Auteur), Jéssica Fernanda Correa Cordeiro (Auteur), Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla (Auteur), Lucimere Bohn (Auteur), Emerson Sebastião (Auteur), Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva (Auteur), Márcio Fernando Tasinafo-Júnior (Auteur), Ana Cláudia Rossini Venturini (Auteur), Alynne Christian Ribeiro Andaki (Auteur), Edmar Lacerda Mendes (Auteur), Pablo Jorge Marcos-Pardo (Auteur), Jorge Mota (Auteur), Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Aim This study examined the association of low handgrip strength (HGS) for falls in middle-aged adults and older adults every half-decade of life. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted using the public data from the first wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Br...