Implication of grip strength assessment for the management of body weight in disability prevention in older adults

• Main Authors: Shu Zhang (Author), Rei Otsuka (Author), Chikako Tange (Author), Yukiko Nishita (Author), Hiroshi Shimokata (Author), Shosuke Satake (Author), Hidenori Arai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although body mass index (BMI) and grip strength (GS) are both predictors of disability, their joint effect on predicting incident disability remains uncertain. We examined whether the effect of BMI on incident disability can be modulated by GS in community‐dwelling older people...