Factors associated with low handgrip strength in older people: data of the Study of Chronic Diseases (Edoc-I)

• मुख्य लेखकों: Cledir de Araújo Amaral (लेखक), Thatiana Lameira Maciel Amaral (लेखक), Gina Torres Rego Monteiro (लेखक), Maurício Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos (लेखक), Margareth Crisóstomo Portela (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Abstract Background Handgrip strength (HGS) is an important health biomarker whose low scores have been shown to be associated with the morbimortality. This study aimed to analyze the factors associated with low HGS in older people in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. Methods The study was carried out with...