Associations of Handgrip Strength and Handgrip Strength Asymmetry With Depression in the Elderly in Korea: A Cross-sectional Study

• Main Authors: Kyungduk Hurh (Author), Yoonsik Park (Author), Gyu Ri Kim (Author), Sung-In Jang (Author), Eun-Cheol Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives Recent studies have suggested that assessing handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry together with HGS may be helpful for evaluating problems in geriatric patients. This study aimed to identify whether HGS asymmetry, weakness, or both were associated with depression in Korean older adults. Meth...