Hand grip strength in elderly participants in community groups

• Main Authors: Luana Meneghini Belmonte (Author), Inês Alessandra Xavier Lima (Author), Luiz Augusto Oliveira Belmonte (Author), Viviane Pacheco Gonçalves (Author), Jean Carlos Conrado (Author), Diego Amorim Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Fortaleza, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To analyze the hand grip strength (HGS) in elderly participants in community groups and its relation to gender, physical activity practice, diabetes, systemic arterial hypertension and osteoporosis. Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, perfor...