The association of grip strength with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in people with hypertension: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology China Study

• Main Authors: Weida Liu (Author), Darryl P Leong (Author), Bo Hu (Author), Lap AhTse (Author), Sumathy Rangarajan (Author), Yang Wang (Author), Chuangshi Wang (Author), Fanghong Lu (Author), Yindong Li (Author), Salim Yusuf (Author), Lisheng Liu (Author), Wei Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Both hypertension and grip strength (GS) are predictors of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but whether these risk factors interact to affect CVD and all-cause mortality is unknown. This study sought to investigate the associations of GS with the risk of major CVD incidence, C...