Association between baseline levels of muscular strength and risk of stroke in later life: The Cooper Center Longitudinal Study

• Main Authors: Stephen W. Farrell (Author), David Leonard (Author), Qing Li (Author), Carolyn E. Barlow (Author), Kerem Shuval (Author), Jarett D. Berry (Author), Andjelka Pavlovic (Author), Laura F. DeFina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Muscular strength is an important component of physical fitness. We evaluated the relationship between baseline muscular strength and risk of stroke among adults who were aged ≥65 years during follow-up. Methods: We included 7627 healthy adults (mean age = 43.9 years, 86.0% male) underwe...